Henry “Harry” Hay changed the lives for thousands of people. While doing that he changed the world in general because of all the stuff he had pushed for. He was one of the leading pioneers for the gay rights movement. Even though he pushed for gay rights he was married at one point. Over the span of his life he had 3 male partners that were known. Hay had a relatively normal childhood life from what is known about it. He was born on April 7th 1912. His parents were Margaret Niall and Harry Hay. His father is where he had gotten his nickname from. His siblings were Margaret Caroline Hay and John William Hay. Up until he was 11 he thought he was the only person who was like him.
Early in his life he had started his activism work. One of the first things he did was participate in the San Francisco General Strike of 1934. He started his first call for a gay movement in 1948. That year he …show more content…
He had started it on November 11th 1950. The society started in Los Angeles, California. He had started this with 7 guys. Some of them were Rudi Gernreich, Dale Jennings, Bob Hull, Chuck Rowland, James Gruber and Konrad Stevens. Gruber and Stevens had started around a year after everyone else did. They got the name Mattachine Society from the medieval Mattachines.
In 1951 through 1953 he had done do much. In April 1951 he called for movement to challenge anti gay discrimination & the importance of building community. Around the time he did that he also started hosting group discussions. In 1953 he had sent questionnaires to political candidates. The questions were about their position on gay rights issues.
Later in his life he had written a book called ‘Radically Gay’. This was published in 1996. This book told his life story and what he had done during it. The book had been edited by Will Roscoe. The book had been nominated for a reward. The reward was Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's
Early in his life he had started his activism work. One of the first things he did was participate in the San Francisco General Strike of 1934. He started his first call for a gay movement in 1948. That year he …show more content…
He had started it on November 11th 1950. The society started in Los Angeles, California. He had started this with 7 guys. Some of them were Rudi Gernreich, Dale Jennings, Bob Hull, Chuck Rowland, James Gruber and Konrad Stevens. Gruber and Stevens had started around a year after everyone else did. They got the name Mattachine Society from the medieval Mattachines.
In 1951 through 1953 he had done do much. In April 1951 he called for movement to challenge anti gay discrimination & the importance of building community. Around the time he did that he also started hosting group discussions. In 1953 he had sent questionnaires to political candidates. The questions were about their position on gay rights issues.
Later in his life he had written a book called ‘Radically Gay’. This was published in 1996. This book told his life story and what he had done during it. The book had been edited by Will Roscoe. The book had been nominated for a reward. The reward was Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's