First conference of East Coast activists

In the wake of the national March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the first conference of East Coast Homophile Organizations opens in Philadelphia. The conference, whose theme was “Homosexuality—Time for Reappraisal,” brought together gay and lesbian activists from New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, among them Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny. Speakers at the conference included ministers, lawyers, and mental health professionals.

1963-08-31