Mattachine Society of Washington DC Press Release Announcing Formation of Washington Area CRH
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Mattachine Society of Washington DC Press Release Announcing Formation of Washington Area CRH
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Organization Collection, Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C.
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Repository: National Archive of LGBT History
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THE MATTACHINE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
POST OFFICE BOX 1032
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20013
NEWS RELEASE
HOMOSEXUALS MEET WITH CLERGY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON RELIGION AND THE HOMOSEXUAL FORMED
Tho second meeting, here in Washington and in the eastern part of tho country, between representatives of the homosexual community and members of the clergy, took place on Monday, May 24, 1965.
Highlight of the three-hour mooting was the formal establishment, as a continuing organization, of The Washington Area Council on Religion and the Homosexual. For the present, pending the adoption of a formal internal structure, the Council has two co-chairmen - one, a distinguished local clergyman; the other, a member of the Mattachine Society of Washington.
Nine clergymen of the following denominations were present: Congregationalist, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman Catholic.
Among the areas in which the Council will work are:
(1) To seek to remedy the alienation and estrangement which now exist between the individual homosexual and the religious community.
(2) To explore the question of the role of tho clergy in the homosexuals' fight for his civil liberties and his human rights, and in his effort to eliminate the adverse discrimination which he faces.
The May 24 meeting was devoted primarily to discussion of problems of the denial of civil liberties to homosexuals.
Another meeting of the Council is planned for June 25.
For additional information, contact:
The Mattachine Society of Washington
Post Office Box 1032
Washington, D.C. 20013
POST OFFICE BOX 1032
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20013
NEWS RELEASE
HOMOSEXUALS MEET WITH CLERGY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON RELIGION AND THE HOMOSEXUAL FORMED
Tho second meeting, here in Washington and in the eastern part of tho country, between representatives of the homosexual community and members of the clergy, took place on Monday, May 24, 1965.
Highlight of the three-hour mooting was the formal establishment, as a continuing organization, of The Washington Area Council on Religion and the Homosexual. For the present, pending the adoption of a formal internal structure, the Council has two co-chairmen - one, a distinguished local clergyman; the other, a member of the Mattachine Society of Washington.
Nine clergymen of the following denominations were present: Congregationalist, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman Catholic.
Among the areas in which the Council will work are:
(1) To seek to remedy the alienation and estrangement which now exist between the individual homosexual and the religious community.
(2) To explore the question of the role of tho clergy in the homosexuals' fight for his civil liberties and his human rights, and in his effort to eliminate the adverse discrimination which he faces.
The May 24 meeting was devoted primarily to discussion of problems of the denial of civil liberties to homosexuals.
Another meeting of the Council is planned for June 25.
For additional information, contact:
The Mattachine Society of Washington
Post Office Box 1032
Washington, D.C. 20013
Citation
“Mattachine Society of Washington DC Press Release Announcing Formation of Washington Area CRH”, The Council on Religion and the Homosexual, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed May 18, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/crh/item/1824.