Hay formed the Mattachine Society which proposed that the GLBT community is actually a cultural minority. Without him, we wouldn’t be nearly as free as we are now. Many of my left winger friends knew him and his partner personally and he will be sorely missed.
A true pioneer.
But what a life, though.
I just hope gays and lesbians today realize how tough it must have been for him and others to be out in the 50s and 60s. Let alone lead a fight against ignorance and intolerance.
He will be missed.
Thank you, Mr. Hay, for making life better for my family,
No amount of clapping will make that fairy come back! dammit
This is the man I’m remembering this Samhain!