MSDC v. DOJ: Read the Motion in Opposition to the Department of Justice
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Category Archives: Archive Activism
We believe in the power of history. Our “Archive Activism” uncovers the historical, original , newly declassified documents, many for the first time, to educate and motivate a new generation of thought leaders, the legal community and the media.
Kerry apologizes for “Lavender Scare”!
…the quest for accountability has fallen to the Mattachine Society of Washington and a blue ribbon Washington law firm, McDermott Will and Emery. (“Washington Post”, Rick Valelly, 1/19/2017) Throughout the […]
Washington Post: Kerry’s “Lavender Scare” apology reveals an important shift in LGBT politics
Unless you read the LGBT newspaper The Advocate or lurk about the State Department website, you may have missed it — but John F. Kerry accomplished something unprecedented on Jan. […]
Roll Call: The Quest to Recover Lost Gay Histories
Charles Francis sets three books down on the table. “These are the last three biographies of President Eisenhower,” he says. “Not one of them mentions Executive Order 10450.” That 1953 […]
Sexual Equality: Los Angeles, the Military Industrial Complex, and the Gay Liberation Movement
When we talk about advances in civil and gay rights, we often talk in terms of famous firsts: Los Angeles’ first Black Mayor Tom Bradley or the state’s first openly […]
MSDC Files Lawsuit Against Department of Justice to Unseal “Sexual Perversion” Eisenhower/Burger Security Papers
Government claims a “deliberative process privilege” sixty-three years after the federal ban on LGBT employment The Mattachine Society of Washington, DC, represented by pro bono legal counsel McDermott, Will & […]
W&M Mattachine Research Project Documents Queer History: Alcohol, Student Life, and Employment Benefits in Virginia
Student researchers in the William & Mary Mattachine Research Project presented their findings this week on Virginia LGBT history. Speaking on different topics of queer Virginia history, the students discussed […]
Lyndon Johnson’s Pink Purge
Newly-released documents from the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas reveal how the Johnson Administration purged two men from the White House after years of loyal service, on the […]
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