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From the first days of the clandestine Mattachine through throughout the mid 1960s, many of the activists of the homophile era wrote using pseudonyms. While this was in part for protection, it also served to magnify their apparent numbers, especially in the early editions of ''ONE Magazine.'' Some of the magazine's first contributors, such as Dale Jennings, wrote some of their most incendiary commentary under a nom-de-plume in order to ignite and inspire controversy. This proved problematic when some of the men, most notably Bill Lambert (aka Dorr Legg) wrote under a woman’s name. The ensuing controversy drove a wedge between he men and women of ONE from which the organization would never recover.
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Some of the brave pioneers of the movement, such as ONE’s longstanding editor Don Slater, published their real names from the start. Ironically, when Joseph Hansen began writing for ONE in the 1960’s, Slater refused to let him use his real name; thus James Colton was born.
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Please contact C. Todd White at [mailto:todd@tangentgroup.org todd@tangentroup.org] to report errors or omissions form this table.
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Revision as of 13:41, 9 July 2008

From the first days of the clandestine Mattachine through throughout the mid 1960s, many of the activists of the homophile era wrote using pseudonyms. While this was in part for protection, it also served to magnify their apparent numbers, especially in the early editions of ONE Magazine. Some of the magazine's first contributors, such as Dale Jennings, wrote some of their most incendiary commentary under a nom-de-plume in order to ignite and inspire controversy. This proved problematic when some of the men, most notably Bill Lambert (aka Dorr Legg) wrote under a woman’s name. The ensuing controversy drove a wedge between he men and women of ONE from which the organization would never recover.

Some of the brave pioneers of the movement, such as ONE’s longstanding editor Don Slater, published their real names from the start. Ironically, when Joseph Hansen began writing for ONE in the 1960’s, Slater refused to let him use his real name; thus James Colton was born.

Please contact C. Todd White at todd@tangentroup.org to report errors or omissions form this table.


Real Name Pseudonym
Berquist, Roy Berlinson, Rolf
Bird, Merton L. Byrd, M.
Bird, Merton L. Rousseau, Guy
Boyfrank, Monwell Boy Frank, Manuel
Corbin, Joan Elloree, Eve
Coron, Gregory Carr, Gregory
Frisbie, Fred Mortenson, George
Gibson, Jack Colfax, Jack
Glover, William E. (Billy) McIntire, W. E. G.
Grier, Barbara Damon, Gene
Hansen, Joseph Colton, James
Hansen, Jane Race, Jane
Hay, Henry (Harry) MacDonald, Eann
Holmquist, Ann Bannon, Ann
Ingersoll, Ross Martin, Marcel
Jennings, Dale K., Heironymus
Jennings, Dale Lalo, Elizabeth
Jennings, Dale Noone, R.
Jennings, Dale Winders, Jeff
Kepner, James Arnold, John
Kepner, James Arnold, Jane
Kepner, James McIntyre, Dal
Kepner, James Pederson, Lyn
Kepner, James Golovitz, Frank
Lambert, William (Dorr Legg) Barnes, Hollister
Lambert, William (Dorr Legg) Cutler, Marvin
Lambert, William (Dorr Legg) Conger, Richard
Lambert, William (Dorr Legg) Hunter, Alison
Lambert, William (Dorr Legg) Lane, Wendy
McNeal, “Mac” Neal, K. O.
Newton, Robert (Bob) Earl, Robert
Perdue, Betty Jackson, Geraldine
Peters, Arthur A. Peters, Fritz
Rowland, Chuck Freeman, David L.
Rowland, Chuck Fry, Don
Rush, Stella Russell, Sten
Sagarin, Edward Cory, Donald Webster
Samson, Chuck (Chet) Thompson, Chuck
Sandoz, Helen Sanders, Helen
Sandoz, Helen Cat, Ben
Slater, Don Colfax, Leslie
Slater, Don James, Gregory
Slater, Don McIntire, Dal
Steinert, Rudolph (Rudi) Stewart, Rudy H.
Thompson, Merritt M. Merritt, Thomas M.
Vest, D. B. Heard, Gerald
Weaver, Joe Aaron, Joe
Wolf, Irma “Corky” Reid, Ann Carll


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