1) The Mattachine Society is a group of homosexual man in the 1950’s who decided to start a group to protect Gay man. They believe that Gay man had the same right has heterosexual men. These men were influenced by communist ideology and came up with this group to fight for what is right. The Organization was founded in 1950’s, it gained members and they had another chapter in California within two years. After a couple of years, the organization abandoned the original structure of the group and started to do their own thing. Instead of advocating for homosexual, they adjust themselves to fit in the heterosexual life style. Therefore, when Meeker say the “mask of respectability” he means that they are not respecting the point of view that was
