FromtheArchives: The new iteration of the Mattachine Society asserted its homosexuality meekly. This deviation from the organization’s original purpose was its undoing, though it would take many years for the new leaders to see the results. | Devlyn Camp
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Reading these stories, I learned that pride is a tricky trait to commit to. When I began my research on the Mattachine Society, I had been out of the closet for eight years, and I considered myself proud: very openly gay and happy to talk to anyone about it.
Over time, I felt the sibilant consonants I’d repressed for so many years making their own way into conversation. My gait relaxed into a less rigid movement that felt more natural to me, what the second wave of Mattachine leaders called a “swish.” I became happier, more comfortable, and more understanding of discomfort I had always ignored. Pride is a daily protest. It also begins to feel intuitive.
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