http://www.albanyhighcougar.com/articles/fighting-for-equality The Cougar Online is the online companion to the printed version of The AHS Cougar, the school newspaper of Albany High School. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.albanyhighcougar.com/articles/fighting-for-equality/comment-page-1#comment-39780 jerry pritikin Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:47:02 +0000 http://albanyhighcougar.com/?p=2780#comment-39780 THE gays of the 50's and 60's was not a community, and there were few if any organizations, with the exception of the Mattachine(mispelled) and SIR- Society of Individual Rights. The gay movement in the 70's in S.F. was helped because we had Mayor Moscone, for 2 years before Harvey was elected... The Gay Newspapers and Sports organizations became popular. Many members, like myself and Harvey, had left our hometowns...and made it easier for us to be openly gay THE gays of the 50′s and 60′s was not a community, and there were few if any organizations, with the exception of the Mattachine(mispelled) and SIR- Society of Individual Rights.
The gay movement in the 70′s in S.F. was helped because we had Mayor Moscone, for 2 years before Harvey was elected…
The Gay Newspapers and Sports organizations became popular. Many members, like myself and Harvey, had left our hometowns…and made it easier for us to be openly gay

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