{"value"=>"<p>Consists of oral history interviews conducted by John D'Emilio in the course of researching his book, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970. The interviews chronicle the development of an underground gay movement, particularly in San Francisco and Los Angeles, from the late 1940s to the late 1960s. They document the development of a number of early gay organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front, the League for Civil Education, the Student Homophile League, the Tavern Guild, the Society for Individual Rights, the Mattachine Society and One, Inc. The documentation on the last two organizations is especially strong, as a number of leaders from both organizations were interviewed.</p> <p>The interviews also provide information about the involvement of gays in other organizations including the Communist Party, the Science Fiction Society, and Glide Memorial Church (in San Francisco). A few of the interviews also touch on the impact of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam anti-war movement and the Stonewall Riots on the gay movement. Most of the interviewees relate how they discovered and came to terms with their sexual orientation. These discussions document the changing meaning of gay identity over several decades. Of particular interest for this subject are the extended interviews with Harry Hay and James Kepner, which document gay life in the 1930s and 1940s. The persons for whom there are interviews in this subseries are as follows:.</p>"}