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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]
North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO) 1966: Dissolved in 1970 ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives: 1952: Out & Equal: 1996: Active OutServe-SLDN: 2012: Active PFLAG: 1973: Active Pride at Work: 1994: Active Queer Nation: 1990: RESYST: 2000: Dissolved Rainbow Railroad USA: 2015: Global LGBTQI+ refugee support and advocacy ...
In 1966, Kelley helped organize the first national gay and lesbian conference in the United States, the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations. [1] [2] [4] [13] [14] After he left the Mattachine Society in 1970, Kelley formed an organization called Homosexuals Organized for Political Education, or HOPE.
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]
They also put together North American Conference of Homophile Organization periodicals, and circulated them across the US. [3] According to Stuart Hinds, co-founder of the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, "Kansas City became the information distribution center for the homophile movement". [2] [9]
Clockwise from top-left: Crowd attempts to impede police arrests outside the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969; the Gay Activists Alliance march during Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day in 1971 ...
February 18 – The first meeting of the coalition of gay rights groups that will become the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations takes place in Kansas City, Missouri. [ 27 ] April 21 – Activists stage a " sip-in " at Julius , a bar in New York City, challenging a state Liquor Authority regulation prohibiting serving alcohol ...
What a year for Dallas-Fort Worth Last year, Miami had a sports moment - the University of Miami made the NCAA men’s Final Four, the Miami Heat made the NBA Finals, and the city hosted the World ...