Harry Hay

1912–2002

Sexual revolutionary who defined LGBT as a cultural identity and founded the first enduring gay rights organization in the United States.

⚲ Castro St between 18th and 19th Sts

Harry Hay (1912–2002) was an English born writer, cultural icon, early leader in the Sexual Revolution because of his role in the American LGBTQ rights movement by writing The Call and defining LGBTQ as a cultural identity. Founded the Mattachine Society in 1950, the first enduring LGBTQ rights organization on the United States.