Stanford and the Twentieth Century





Harry Hay



Harry Hay is known as the ‘the Father of Gay Liberation’. A radical intellectual, he founded the Mattachine Society—one of the most influential gay associations before the Stonewall riot. He studied at Stanford from 1930 to 1932.


Image: HARRY HAY PAPERS (GLC 44), JAMES C. HORMEL LGBTQIA CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY



Will Roscoe & Joey Cain



Will Roscoe is an award-winning author and was a friend of Harry Hay. He edited Radically Gay: Gay Liberation in the Words of its Founder.


Joey Cain is a historian and was a friend of Harry Hay. He curated ‘Radically Gay: The Life of Harry Hay’ at San Francisco Public Library.



Daniel Rey



Daniel Rey is a writer, presenter and media producer currently based in New York.


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