The Mattachine Society underwent a major ideological split in 1953, when some members disagreed with Hay’s concept of a distinct homosexual culture. During the national convention, Marilyn Rieger and others argued that homosexual equality would happen only “by declaring ourselves, by integrating . . . not as homosexuals but as people, as men and women whose homosexuality is irrelevant to our ideals, our principles, and our aspirations.”11 This split also produced, in 1955, The Mattachine Review, which reflected Rieger’s ideological stance. (It continued publication until 1966, with a
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