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The North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO, pronounced "Nay-Ko") was an umbrella organization for a number of homophile organizations. Founded in 1966, the goal of NACHO was to expand coordination among homophile organizations throughout the Americas. [1]
This was the first national meeting of gay rights groups in the United States, [2] and while the attendees decided against forming a national organization, they agreed to create the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO) as an annual meeting of homophile activists. [43]
The success of ECHO inspired other homophile groups across the country to explore the idea of forming a national homophile umbrella group. This was done with the formation in 1966 of the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO, rhymes with Waco). [16]
National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) 1996: Active National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) 2002: Active National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) 1990: Active National LGBTQ Task Force (The Task Force) 1973: Active National Transgender Advocacy Coalition: 1999: NOH8 Campaign: 2009: Prop. 8: North American Conference of ...
A coalition of homophile organizations across the country organized simultaneous demonstrations for Armed Forces Day. [28] The Los Angeles group held a 15-car motorcade (which has been identified as the nation's first gay pride parade) [29] and activists held pickets in the other cities.
Historian Martin Meeker notes that the 1966 DOB convention, a 10-day affair joining the DOB with the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO), was the turning point where women's issues in the DOB began to have more importance to its members than gay issues. [42]
1966 – The Mattachine Society stages a "Sip-In" at Julius Bar in New York City challenging a New York State Liquor Authority prohibiting serving alcohol to gays; the National Planning Conference of Homophile Organizations is established (to become NACHO—North American Conference of Homophile Organizations later that year); the Compton's ...
The organization was a member of the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations, a subsidiary of the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations. [25] Representatives from the organization also took part in the final Annual Reminder protest at Independence Hall in July 1969 (among the earliest LGBT demonstrations in the ...