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==The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homosexuality==
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This is the introduction to OutHistory articles about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of homosexuals, alleged homosexuals, persons alleging persons to be homosexuals, and persons associated in some more distant way  with homosexuality, as well as homosexual rights groups, and anti-homosexual groups and persons.
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See also an art work on this subject: [http://209.200.244.13/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation:_Mattachine_Society,_May_21,_1953 Federal Bureau of Investigation: Mattachine Society, May 21, 1953]
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OutHistory is asking the public to help survey what evidence exists about the FBI's surveillance of homosexuals and homosexuality. In December 2011, the founder of OutHistory.org, sent out a press release asking the public for such research assistance. See: [[Jonathan Ned Katz: "F.B.I Surveillance of Homosexuals and Gay Groups, December 18, 2011]]
  
  
==Alphabetical Subject List==
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In part, this is a survey of the history and evidence of rumors. We are interested in evaluating that documentation within its original social and historical context and asking what it reveals, especially about American sexuality and gender.  
F.B.I. Surveillance of Alleged Homosexuals and Homosexual Groups
 
  
  
:Babcock, Ed. (Young Republican aid to Joseph McCarthy.). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 379.
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The entries and sources are based on information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and in numbers of books, articles, and newspapers.
  
  
:Bankhead, Talulah -- 11 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
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Below: Illustration with article critical of the FBI and Hoover by Ray Tucker, head of Collier's bureau in Washington, D.C. (see [[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology| F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 1, 1910-1949]]: 1933, August 19 ). We're reproducing it extra large here so OutHistory users can see all the spying going on.
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:Beekman, Gustave. (Proprietor of homosexual brothel in Brooklyn, NY.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 287.
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:Bernstein, Leonard -- 720 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
 
 
 
 
 
:Blitzstein, Marc: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm
 
 
 
 
 
:Blunt, Anthony -- 37 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
 
 
 
 
 
:Burgess, Guy (see Philby, Kim)
 
 
 
 
 
:Chambers, Whittaker. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 363.
 
 
 
 
 
:Cohn, Roy. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 412.
 
 
 
 
 
:Davis, Charles. (Advisor to Joseph McCarthy, alleged to have been dismissed from U.S. Navy for homosexual acts.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 379
 
 
 
 
 
:FBI agents (unnamed, thought to be homosexual). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 755.
 
 
 
 
 
:FBI informants (unnamed, thought to be homosexual). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 412
 
 
 
 
 
:Gay Activists Alliance -- 534 pages
 
::See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm
 
 
 
 
 
:Gay Activists Alliance: 135 pages.
 
::From the F.B.I. website: "This Civil Rights organization originated [sic] at Ohio State University in the 1970's and had several other Chapters throughout the United States, which were concerned with equal rights for gays and lesbians." URL: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/gayalli.htm
 
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::Part 02
 
 
 
 
 
:Gay Liberation Front -- 1,113 pages
 
::http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm
 
 
 
 
 
:Hoover, John Edgar and Clyde Tolson:
 
 
 
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::Authors who dismiss the rumors about Hoover's homosexuality and his relationship with Tolson r as unlikely. Add bibliographic information.
 
 
 
 
 
::Wannal, Ray. ''The Real J. Edgar Hoover: For the Record.'' Paducah, Ky. : Turner Pub., copyright 2000. 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN: 1563115530. LC Call Number: HV7911.H6 W36 2000. Dewey Number: 363.25/092 21
 
 
 
 
 
::Authors who claim Hoover and/or Tolson were homosexuals or transvestites. Add bibliographic information.
 
 
 
 
 
::Rumors about Hoover and Tolson:
 
:::Documented. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 511.
 
 
 
 
 
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:Jenkins, Walter. (Aid to Lyndon Johnson, arrested for homosexual solicitation.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 579-580.
 
 
 
 
 
:Mattachine Society
 
::See: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) release of material from FBI file number 100-HQ-403320 Subject: The Mattachine Society, 1948-1971 - [PDF 43 MB - 28-Jun-2010] at: http://governmentattic.org/
 
::NOTE: Large file: 43 MB
 
 
 
 
 
:McCarthy, Joseph. (Senator.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 432, 434.
 
 
 
 
 
:Police (local, said to cover up information about FBI agents arrested for homosexual solicitation). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 419.
 
 
 
 
 
:Spellman, Cardinal. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 368.
 
 
 
 
 
:Stevenson, Adlai. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 402-403, 445, 478.
 
 
 
 
 
:Robins, Jerome: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm
 
 
 
  
:United States Presidential candidate (unnamed). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 51.
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==[[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Bibliography]]==
  
:United States Senator (unnamed). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 35.
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==[[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology| F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 1, 1910-1949]]==
  
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==[[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 2| F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 2, 1950-1979]]==
  
:Welles, Summner. (Friend and advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 307-308.
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==[[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 3| F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 3, 1980-present]]==
  
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==[[F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Persons and Groups Investigated]]==
  
==Chronology==
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See also:
1940s: Since at least the 1940s unsubstantiated rumors have circulated that j. Edgar Hoover was homosexual.<ref>Terry, Jennifer (1999). ''An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society.'' University of Chicago Press. pp. pg. 350. ISBN 0-226-79366-4.</ref>
 
  
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==[[Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995]]==
  
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==[[John Edgar Hoover: January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972]]==
  
==Bibliography==
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==[[McCarthyism, Homophobia, and Homosexuality: 1940s-1950s]]==
FBI Records: Our Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Website: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/
 
  
  
Wikipedia. J. Edgar Hoover: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover#cite_note-Cox.2C_John_Stuart_and_Theoharis.2C_Athan_G._1988_pg._108-22
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==*[[Mitchell Halberstadt: A Gay Youth Group, the FBI, and the Community, November 28, 1984]]==
  
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==[[Rumor in LGBTQ History: Bibliography and Timeline]]==
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:Whatever the truth or falsity of rumors, how can, for example, the rumors about J. Edgar Hoover's homosexuality and cross-dressing be studied as evidence in the history of sexuality and gender?
  
==Questions==
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==[[Searching the FBI Website for Homosexual History]]==
Whatever their truth or falsity, how can the rumors about J. Edgar Hoover's homosexuality and cross-dressing be studied as evidence in the history of sexuality?
 
  
  
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==Art Work==
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[http://209.200.244.13/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation:_Mattachine_Society,_May_21,_1953 Katz, Jonathan Ned. Art work based on Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance of The Mattachine Society, May 21, 1953]
  
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 24 January 2012

This is the introduction to OutHistory articles about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of homosexuals, alleged homosexuals, persons alleging persons to be homosexuals, and persons associated in some more distant way with homosexuality, as well as homosexual rights groups, and anti-homosexual groups and persons.


OutHistory is asking the public to help survey what evidence exists about the FBI's surveillance of homosexuals and homosexuality. In December 2011, the founder of OutHistory.org, sent out a press release asking the public for such research assistance. See: Jonathan Ned Katz: "F.B.I Surveillance of Homosexuals and Gay Groups, December 18, 2011


In part, this is a survey of the history and evidence of rumors. We are interested in evaluating that documentation within its original social and historical context and asking what it reveals, especially about American sexuality and gender.


The entries and sources are based on information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and in numbers of books, articles, and newspapers.


Below: Illustration with article critical of the FBI and Hoover by Ray Tucker, head of Collier's bureau in Washington, D.C. (see F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 1, 1910-1949: 1933, August 19 ). We're reproducing it extra large here so OutHistory users can see all the spying going on. Colliers.Pix.300dpi.jpeg


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OPEN ENTRY: This entry is open to collaborative creation by anyone with evidence, citations, and analysis to share, so no particular, named creator is responsible for the accuracy and cogency of its content. Please use this entry's Comment section at the bottom of the page to suggest improvements about which you are unsure. Thanks.

See:

F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Bibliography

F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 1, 1910-1949

F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 2, 1950-1979

F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Chronology, Part 3, 1980-present

F.B.I. and Homosexuality: Persons and Groups Investigated

See also:

Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995

John Edgar Hoover: January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972

McCarthyism, Homophobia, and Homosexuality: 1940s-1950s

*Mitchell Halberstadt: A Gay Youth Group, the FBI, and the Community, November 28, 1984

Rumor in LGBTQ History: Bibliography and Timeline

Whatever the truth or falsity of rumors, how can, for example, the rumors about J. Edgar Hoover's homosexuality and cross-dressing be studied as evidence in the history of sexuality and gender?

Searching the FBI Website for Homosexual History

Art Work

Katz, Jonathan Ned. Art work based on Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance of The Mattachine Society, May 21, 1953