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See also: [http://vault.fbi.gov/reading-room-index Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Vault Index.] :Accessed October 9, 2011.
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See also: [http://vault.fbi.gov/reading-room-index Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Vault Index.]
  
Description from the FBI Vault Index site:
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From the FBI Vault Index site:
  
 
:The FBI has converted many FOIA documents to an electronic format (PDF), and they may be viewed below. In the case of voluminous pages, only summaries or excerpts from the documents are online. Subjects are sorted alphabetically by first name. You can also use your browser's find feature to locate subjects on the page.<ref>Searches of the Vault Index:
 
:The FBI has converted many FOIA documents to an electronic format (PDF), and they may be viewed below. In the case of voluminous pages, only summaries or excerpts from the documents are online. Subjects are sorted alphabetically by first name. You can also use your browser's find feature to locate subjects on the page.<ref>Searches of the Vault Index:
 
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A search of this site for "homosexual" on October 9, 2011 returned 76 items. A search on the same date for "homosexuality" returned 26 items, some of which were not included in the original 76 items. A search for "homosexuals" returned 40 items some of which were not included in earlier searches,
 
A search of this site for "homosexual" on October 9, 2011 returned 76 items. A search on the same date for "homosexuality" returned 26 items, some of which were not included in the original 76 items. A search for "homosexuals" returned 40 items some of which were not included in earlier searches,
 
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A search for "lesbian" returned 8 items, some of which had not been included in the earlier results:
 
A search for "lesbian" returned 8 items, some of which had not been included in the earlier results:
 
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(1) Mattachine Society Part 03 of 03;
 
(1) Mattachine Society Part 03 of 03;
 
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(2) Jesse Helms Part 04 of 07;  
 
(2) Jesse Helms Part 04 of 07;  
 
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(3) Alfred Kinsey Part 4 of 4;  
 
(3) Alfred Kinsey Part 4 of 4;  
 
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(4) Black Dahlia (E Short) Part 3 of 4
 
(4) Black Dahlia (E Short) Part 3 of 4
 
In 1947, Elizabeth Ann Short (1924-1947) was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles. The FBI was heavily involved the investigation as it pertained to ...  
 
In 1947, Elizabeth Ann Short (1924-1947) was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles. The FBI was heavily involved the investigation as it pertained to ...  
 
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(5) Jesse Helms Part 03 of 07;  
 
(5) Jesse Helms Part 03 of 07;  
 
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(6) Supreme Court Part 24 of 34;  
 
(6) Supreme Court Part 24 of 34;  
 
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(7) Amerithrax Part 05 of 30 Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001, when letters laced with ... ;  
 
(7) Amerithrax Part 05 of 30 Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001, when letters laced with ... ;  
 
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(8) J. Edgar Hoover Part 16 of 22
 
(8) J. Edgar Hoover Part 16 of 22
 
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A search for "lesbianism" returned one result.
 
A search for "lesbianism" returned one result.
 
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A search for "lesbians" was made on November 11, 20011, and provided six results not yet integrated into the alphabetical list below:  
 
A search for "lesbians" was made on November 11, 20011, and provided six results not yet integrated into the alphabetical list below:  
 
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(1) New Alliance Party Part 3 of 3;  
 
(1) New Alliance Party Part 3 of 3;  
 
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(2) Liberace Part 3 of 6;  
 
(2) Liberace Part 3 of 6;  
 
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(3) New Alliance Party Part 1 of 3;  
 
(3) New Alliance Party Part 1 of 3;  
 
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(4) Alcatraz Escape Part 14 of 17;  
 
(4) Alcatraz Escape Part 14 of 17;  
 
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(5) New Alliance Party Part 2 of 3;  
 
(5) New Alliance Party Part 2 of 3;  
 
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(6) Walter Winchell Part 56 of 58. These have not yet been integrated into the alphabetical list below.
 
(6) Walter Winchell Part 56 of 58. These have not yet been integrated into the alphabetical list below.
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A search for the term "gay" included 504 results, all of which may not refer to homosexuality and the results have not  been included in this list. A search for "gay and homosexual" returned 21 results not yet included on the list below.</ref>
  
A search for the term "gay" included 504 results, all of which may not refer to homosexuality and the results have not  been included in this list. A search for "gay and homosexual" returned 21 results not yet included on the list below.</ref>
 
  
 
Names of individuals listed in the FBI Vault Index and other sources known to be homosexual or associated with homosexuals or homosexuality have also been added to this list without knowledge that their FBI files refer to homosexuality.  
 
Names of individuals listed in the FBI Vault Index and other sources known to be homosexual or associated with homosexuals or homosexuality have also been added to this list without knowledge that their FBI files refer to homosexuality.  
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Unless otherwise noted, all search results are listed below in alphabetical order.
 
Unless otherwise noted, all search results are listed below in alphabetical order.
 
==Research Request==
 
Users of OutHistory would like to know more about what each of these files contains. If necessary, please contact Jonathan Ned Katz about adding data on the FBI surveillance of homosexuals or suspected homosexuals. Katz: jnk123@mac.com
 
  
  
 
==A Note on the URLS==
 
==A Note on the URLS==
On October 8, 2011 some of the URLs listed on this page are no longer working. The same content appears to be available on the FBI Vault website under different URLs that have not yet been added to this page, replacing the earlier ones.
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On October 8, 2011 some of the earlier-listsed URLs on this page from the FBI Vault are no longer working. The same content appears to be available on the FBI Vault website under different URLs that have not yet been added to this page, replacing the earlier ones.
 
 
 
 
==Art Work==
 
[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]
 
  
  
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Adams, Jane.
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Addams, Jane.
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:From the FBI Vault: Jane Addams (1860-1935) was an internationally known social worker, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. This release concerns a treason investigation opened in 1924 involving the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; Addams was a founding member of the organization.  Jane Addams Part 1 of 4,  Jane Addams Part 2 of 4; Jane Addams Part 3 of 4;  Jane Addams Part 4 of 4
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:Addams had a number of intimate relationships with women and it has been suggested that these included sexual desire and perhaps activity. See for example: [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-02-06/features/0702060273_1_hull-house-mary-rozet-smith-lesbian Nara Schoenberg, "Outing Jane Addams: Was the founder of Hull House a lesbian? And does it matter? Chicago Tribune, February 06, 2007.]
  
  
American Nazi Party. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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American Nazi Party.
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:Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
::Part 1 of 2 refers to ???.  
 
::Part 1 of 2 refers to ???.  
 
::Part 1 of 2 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 1 of 2 refers to "homosexuals".
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Amerithrax. Part 10 of 30 refers to "homosexuality".  Part 05 refers to "lesbian".
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Amerithrax.
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: Part 10 of 30 refers to "homosexuality".  Part 05 refers to "lesbian".
 
::Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
::Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
Atlanta Child Murders. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Aptheker, Bettina.
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any evidence of FBI surveillance?
  
  
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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Atlanta Child Murders.
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:Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
Bankhead, Talulah, 11 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
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Babcock, Ed.
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Young Republican aid to Joseph McCarthy. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 379.
  
  
Bernstein, Leonard.
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Bankhead, Talulah.
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:FBI Vault: 11 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
  
  
Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short). Part 3 of 4 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Beekman, Gustave.
::In 1947, Elizabeth Ann Short (1924-1947) was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles. The FBI was heavily involved the investigation.  
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:Proprietor of homosexual brothel in Brooklyn, NY, in 1940s. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 287.
  
  
Beekman, Gustave. (Proprietor of homosexual brothel in Brooklyn, NY, in 1940s.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 287.
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Bentley, Elizabeth.
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:Mary Price said that Bentley had made homosexual advances to her, which may or may not be true. Source: "Clever Girl, pages 315-316.
  
  
Bentley, Elizabeth. Mary Price said that Bentley had made homosexual advances to her, which may or may not be true. Source:" Clever Girl, pages 315-316.
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Bernstein, Leonard -- 720 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
  
  
Bernstein, Leonard -- 720 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm
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Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short).
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:Part 3 of 4 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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::In 1947, Elizabeth Ann Short (1924-1947) was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles. The FBI was heavily involved the investigation.  
  
  
Blitzstein, Marc: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm
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Blitzstein, Marc:
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FBI Vault: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm
  
  
Blunt, Anthony -- See: http://vault.fbi.gov/Anthony%20Blunt%20/Anthony%20Blunt%20Part%201%20of%201/view Accessed October 9, 2011.
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Blunt, Anthony.
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FBI Vault: See: http://vault.fbi.gov/Anthony%20Blunt%20/Anthony%20Blunt%20Part%201%20of%201/view Accessed October 9, 2011.
 
::An earlier URL listing 37 pages was: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm  
 
::An earlier URL listing 37 pages was: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm  
  
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Burgess, Guy (see Philby, Kim)
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Burgess, Guy
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:See also Philby, Kim  
  
  
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Cambridge Five Spy Ring, Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Cambridge Five Spy Ring
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FBI Vault: Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
::Parts 2, 3, 28, 33, 36, 39 of 42 refer to "homosexual".  
 
::Parts 2, 3, 28, 33, 36, 39 of 42 refer to "homosexual".  
 
::Part 3 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 3 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
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Chancellor, John. FBI Vault accessed October 9, 2011.  
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Chancellor, John.
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:FBI Vault accessed October 9, 2011.  
 
::Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
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Cohn, Roy. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 412.
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Cohn, Roy.
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:Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 412.
  
  
Cohn, Yetta. Communist police woman. See: [[Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995]]  
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Cohn, Yetta.
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:Communist Party member, police woman.
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:See: [[Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995]]  
  
  
Columbine High School. Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
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Columbine High School.
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FBI Vault: Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
  
  
Covenant The Sword The Arm of the Lord, The. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.   
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Covenant The Sword The Arm of the Lord, The.  
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:Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.   
 
::Part 2 refers to "homosexual".
 
::Part 2 refers to "homosexual".
 
::Part 1 of 2 refers to "homosexuals"
 
::Part 1 of 2 refers to "homosexuals"
 
   
 
   
  
Dandridge, Dorothy. (African American film actress.) Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Dandridge, Dorothy.
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African American film actress. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
::Part 1 of 1 refers to ???.  
 
::Part 1 of 1 refers to ???.  
  
  
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
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Davis, Charles.  
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: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
  
  
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Donovan, William J.  
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:Donovan, William J.
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:active in anti-homosexual witchhunt in Boise, Idaho? JNK thinks he remembers this. Check.
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:Book Review - Wild Bill Donovan - By Douglas Waller - NYTimes.com
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www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/books/review/Conant-t.html?...allFeb 11, 2011 – A biography of William J. Donovan, the head of the World War II ... the O.S.S. chief accumulated reports that the F.B.I. director was homosexual. ...
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:does the FBI have files on Donovan?
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:Douglas Waller: "Wild Bill Donovan The Spymaster Who Created the ...
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outhistory.org/.../Douglas_Waller:_%22Wild_Bill_Donovan_The_Sp...Feb 13, 2011 – OutHistory.org would like to know of additional sources referring to William J. Donovan, homosexuals, and homosexuality.  
  
  
Ehrlichman, John. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Ehrlichman, John.
Part 1 of 5 refers to "homosexuals".
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:Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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:Part 1 of 5 refers to "homosexuals". RESEARCH !!!!
  
  
FBI agents (unnamed, thought to be homosexual). Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 755.
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FBI agents.
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: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
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FBI informants
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: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
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Gay Activists Alliance
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:FBI Vault: 534 pages
 
::See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm
 
::See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm
  
  
Gay Activists Alliance: 135 pages.  
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Gay Activists Alliance:
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:FBI Vault: 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
 
::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
 
::Part 01
 
::Part 01
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Gay Liberation Front -- 1,113 pages  
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Gay Liberation Front  
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:FBI Vault: 1,113 pages  
 
::http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm
 
::http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm
  
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Hay, Harry. (Communist Party member; founder of Mattachine Society, Los Angeles.)
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Hay, Harry.
:Other Mattachine Society founders had CP affiliations.
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:Communist Party member; founder of Mattachine Society, Los Angeles.
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:Other Mattachine Society founders with CP affiliations?
  
  
Hells Angels. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Hells Angels.
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:Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
Helms, Jesse. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Helms, Jesse.
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:Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
::Parts 03, 04 of 07 refer to "lesbian".  
 
::Parts 03, 04 of 07 refer to "lesbian".  
 
::Part 04 of 07 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 04 of 07 refers to "homosexuals".
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Hitler, Adolph.
 
Hitler, Adolph.
 
:See: http://vault.fbi.gov/adolf-hitler Accessed October 9, 2011. (Users of OutHistory would like to know if this file contains any allegations of homosexuality.)
 
:See: http://vault.fbi.gov/adolf-hitler Accessed October 9, 2011. (Users of OutHistory would like to know if this file contains any allegations of homosexuality.)
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Holliday, Judy
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:See: [[Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995]]
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:See also: Yetta Cohn
  
  
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::Authors who claim Hoover and/or Tolson were homosexuals or transvestites. Add bibliographic information.
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Hudson, Rock.
::Rumors about Hoover and Tolson:
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:Part 1 of 1 refers to ???. Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
:::Documented. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 511.
 
 
 
 
 
Hudson, Rock. Part 1 of 1 refers to ???. Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
  
  
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Jack the Ripper. Part 1 of 1 refers to "homosexual". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI vault.
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Jack the Ripper.
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:Part 1 of 1 refers to "homosexual". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI vault.
  
  
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.
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Jenkins, Walter.
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:Aid to Lyndon Johnson, arrested for homosexual solicitation just before presidential election.
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:Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 579-580.
  
  
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Kameny, Franklin.
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Kameny, Franklin
 
:His dossier entered FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's files for "sexual deviants." Quoted from "FRANKLIN KAMENY" by Michael Huffington, in the Washington Post.   
 
:His dossier entered FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's files for "sexual deviants." Quoted from "FRANKLIN KAMENY" by Michael Huffington, in the Washington Post.   
  
  
Kaye, Danny.
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Kaye, Danny
  
  
Kinsey, Alfred. See: http://vault.fbi.gov/Alfred%20Kinsey Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.  
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Kinsey, Alfred.  
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:FBI Vault: See: http://vault.fbi.gov/Alfred%20Kinsey Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.  
 
::Parts 3, 4 refer to "homosexual". Other parts also refer to "homosexual",
 
::Parts 3, 4 refer to "homosexual". Other parts also refer to "homosexual",
 
::Part 2 of 4 refers to "homosexuals". Alfred Kinsey Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 2 of 4 refers to "homosexuals". Alfred Kinsey Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
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Lash, Joseph. Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Lash, Joseph.
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:Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
Liberace. Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Liberace.  
::Part 3 of 6 refers to "homosexuals".  
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::Part 3 of 6 refers to "homosexuals". Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
MacArthur, General Douglas.  
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MacArthur, General Douglas\.  
::Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
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::FBI Vault: Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
  
  
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McCarthy, Joseph. (Senator.) Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 432, 434.
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McCarthy, Joseph.
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:U. S. Senator. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 432, 434.
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FBI Vault:
 
::Files accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.  
 
::Files accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.  
 
::Part 3 of 56 refers to ?
 
::Part 3 of 56 refers to ?
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::Part 3 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 3 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 5 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".
 
::Part 5 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".
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McReynolds, David
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:Peace activist, homosexual. See Duberman, Martin B.
  
  
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Nuestra Familia.
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Nuestra Familia
:Part 1 of 1 refers to ?. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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:FBI Vault: Part 1 of 1 refers to ?. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Nureyev, Rudolph
  
  
Nureyev, Rudolph.
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Police, local.
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:Said to cover up information about FBI agents arrested for homosexual solicitation).
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:Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 419.
  
  
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.
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Profumo, John (Bowtie).
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:English politician involved in sex scandal.
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::FBI Vault: Part 8 of 8 refers to "homosexuals".
  
  
Profumo, John (Bowtie). (English politician involved in sex scandal.)
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
::Part 8 of 8 refers to "homosexuals".
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:Intimate friend of Lorena Hickock, a confirmed lesbian, as well as other lesbians. See Blanche Weisen Cook .....
  
  
Roosevelt, Eleanor. (Intimate friend of Lorena Hickock, a confirmed lesbian.)
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Savio, Mario
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:Leader of free speech movement, Berkley, California, 1960s.
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::Part 09 of 09 refers to "homosexuality". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
Savio, Mario. (Leader of free speech movement, Berkley, California, 1960s).
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Spellman, Cardinal.
::Part 09 of 09 refers to "homosexuality".  
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:Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 368.
Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
 
  
  
Spellman, Cardinal. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 368.
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Stevenson, Adlai.
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:Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 402-403, 445, 478.
  
  
Stevenson, Adlai. Cited in ''J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets'' By Curt Gentry. Page 402-403, 445, 478.
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Supreme Court, United States
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:Part 16 of 34 refers to "homosexuality". Part 24 of 34 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
  
  
Supreme Court. Part 16 of 34 refers to "homosexuality". Part 24 of 34 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
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Robins, Jerome
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:See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm
  
  
Robins, Jerome: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm
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Röhm, Ernst Julius
  
  
Roosevelt, Eleanor.
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
 
:See also: Lorena Hickock
 
:See also: Lorena Hickock
  
  
Rukeyser, Muriel.
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Rukeyser, Muriel  
  
  
Rustin, Bayard, (Gay, Black civil rights leader).
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Rustin, Bayard
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:Homosexual, Black civil rights leader.
  
  
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==Questions==
 
==Questions==
 
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?
 
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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==Research Request==
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Users of OutHistory would like to know more about what each of these files contains. If necessary, please contact Jonathan Ned Katz about adding data on the FBI surveillance of homosexuals or suspected homosexuals. Katz: jnk123@mac.com
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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]
  
  

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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homosexuality

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See also: Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Vault Index.

From the FBI Vault Index site:

The FBI has converted many FOIA documents to an electronic format (PDF), and they may be viewed below. In the case of voluminous pages, only summaries or excerpts from the documents are online. Subjects are sorted alphabetically by first name. You can also use your browser's find feature to locate subjects on the page.[1]


Names of individuals listed in the FBI Vault Index and other sources known to be homosexual or associated with homosexuals or homosexuality have also been added to this list without knowledge that their FBI files refer to homosexuality.


Unless otherwise noted, all search results are listed below in alphabetical order.


A Note on the URLS

On October 8, 2011 some of the earlier-listsed URLs on this page from the FBI Vault are no longer working. The same content appears to be available on the FBI Vault website under different URLs that have not yet been added to this page, replacing the earlier ones.


Alphabetical Subject List

F.B.I. Surveillance of Alleged Homosexuals, Homosexual Groups, and Anti-Homosexual Groups and Persons


ABSCAM. Part 10 of 10 refers to "homosexuality". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Addams, Jane.

From the FBI Vault: Jane Addams (1860-1935) was an internationally known social worker, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. This release concerns a treason investigation opened in 1924 involving the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; Addams was a founding member of the organization. Jane Addams Part 1 of 4, Jane Addams Part 2 of 4; Jane Addams Part 3 of 4; Jane Addams Part 4 of 4
Addams had a number of intimate relationships with women and it has been suggested that these included sexual desire and perhaps activity. See for example: Nara Schoenberg, "Outing Jane Addams: Was the founder of Hull House a lesbian? And does it matter? Chicago Tribune, February 06, 2007.


American Nazi Party.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Part 1 of 2 refers to ???.
Part 1 of 2 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 2 of 2 refers to "homosexuals".


Amerithrax.

Part 10 of 30 refers to "homosexuality". Part 05 refers to "lesbian".
Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Aptheker, Bettina. any evidence of FBI surveillance?


Atlanta Child Murders.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Babcock, Ed. Young Republican aid to Joseph McCarthy. Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 379.


Bankhead, Talulah.

FBI Vault: 11 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm


Beekman, Gustave.

Proprietor of homosexual brothel in Brooklyn, NY, in 1940s. Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 287.


Bentley, Elizabeth.

Mary Price said that Bentley had made homosexual advances to her, which may or may not be true. Source: "Clever Girl, pages 315-316.


Bernstein, Leonard -- 720 pages. See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm


Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short).

Part 3 of 4 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
In 1947, Elizabeth Ann Short (1924-1947) was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles. The FBI was heavily involved the investigation.


Blitzstein, Marc: FBI Vault: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm


Blunt, Anthony. FBI Vault: See: http://vault.fbi.gov/Anthony%20Blunt%20/Anthony%20Blunt%20Part%201%20of%201/view Accessed October 9, 2011.

An earlier URL listing 37 pages was: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_b.htm


Buck, Pearl.

Part 3 of 4 refers to term ?????. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Pearl Buck Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".


Burgess, Guy

See also Philby, Kim


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


Cambridge Five Spy Ring FBI Vault: Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.

Parts 2, 3, 28, 33, 36, 39 of 42 refer to "homosexual".
Part 3 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 20 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 29 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 14 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 25 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 38 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 4 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 15 of 42 refers to "homosexuals".


Caldwell, Taylor.


Capote, Truman.


Chambers, Whittaker.

Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 363.


Chancellor, John.

FBI Vault accessed October 9, 2011.
Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 2 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".


Cohn, Roy.

Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 412.


Cohn, Yetta.

Communist Party member, police woman.
See: Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995


Columbine High School. FBI Vault: Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".


Covenant The Sword The Arm of the Lord, The.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Part 2 refers to "homosexual".
Part 1 of 2 refers to "homosexuals"


Dandridge, Dorothy. African American film actress. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.

Part 1 of 1 refers to ???.


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


Dietrich, Marlene.


Donovan, William J.
active in anti-homosexual witchhunt in Boise, Idaho? JNK thinks he remembers this. Check.
Book Review - Wild Bill Donovan - By Douglas Waller - NYTimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/books/review/Conant-t.html?...allFeb 11, 2011 – A biography of William J. Donovan, the head of the World War II ... the O.S.S. chief accumulated reports that the F.B.I. director was homosexual. ...

does the FBI have files on Donovan?
Douglas Waller: "Wild Bill Donovan The Spymaster Who Created the ...

outhistory.org/.../Douglas_Waller:_%22Wild_Bill_Donovan_The_Sp...Feb 13, 2011 – OutHistory.org would like to know of additional sources referring to William J. Donovan, homosexuals, and homosexuality.


Ehrlichman, John.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Part 1 of 5 refers to "homosexuals". RESEARCH !!!!


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

FBI Vault: 534 pages
See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm


Gay Activists Alliance:

FBI Vault: 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
Part 01
Part 02


Gay Liberation Front

FBI Vault: 1,113 pages
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_g.htm


Gold, Harry.

Part 29 of 108 refers to "homosexuality". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Hay, Harry.

Communist Party member; founder of Mattachine Society, Los Angeles.
Other Mattachine Society founders with CP affiliations?


Hells Angels.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Helms, Jesse.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Parts 03, 04 of 07 refer to "lesbian".
Part 04 of 07 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 03 of 07 refers to "homosexuals".


Hickok, Lorena

See also: Eleanor Roosevelt


Hitler, Adolph.

See: http://vault.fbi.gov/adolf-hitler Accessed October 9, 2011. (Users of OutHistory would like to know if this file contains any allegations of homosexuality.)


Holliday, Judy

See: Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995
See also: Yetta Cohn


Hoover, John Edgar. See also Tolson, Clyde.

FBI Vault. Part 11 of 22 refers to "homosexuality". Part 16 refers to "lesbian", Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
FBI files "include several memos regarding FBI agents visits, which included "vigorous interrogation" and "forcefully" presented points, made to individuals who made accusations or passed on rumor that J. Edgar Hoover was homosexual. Files note retribution taken against an employee of the National Labor Relations Board."[2]


Hudson, Rock.

Part 1 of 1 refers to ???. Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Hughes, Langston.


Jack the Ripper.

Part 1 of 1 refers to "homosexual". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI vault.


Jenkins, Walter.

Aid to Lyndon Johnson, arrested for homosexual solicitation just before presidential election.
Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 579-580.


Johnson, Myrtis

Angela "Calomiris also began dating Myrtis Johnson, the sister-in-law of her FBI handler, Ken Bierly, a fact that attracted attention from the media." See: Angela "Angie" Calomiris: August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995


Kameny, Franklin

His dossier entered FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's files for "sexual deviants." Quoted from "FRANKLIN KAMENY" by Michael Huffington, in the Washington Post.


Kaye, Danny


Kinsey, Alfred.

FBI Vault: See: http://vault.fbi.gov/Alfred%20Kinsey Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Parts 3, 4 refer to "homosexual". Other parts also refer to "homosexual",
Part 2 of 4 refers to "homosexuals". Alfred Kinsey Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 4 of 4 refers to "lesbian".
Part 3 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".


Lash, Joseph.

Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Liberace.

Part 3 of 6 refers to "homosexuals". Accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.


MacArthur, General Douglas\.

FBI Vault: Part 4 of 4 refers to "homosexuals".


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
Part 03 of 03 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Part 03 of 03 refers to "lesbianism". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Part 03 of 03 refers to "homosexuals". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


McCarthy, Joseph.

U. S. Senator. Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 432, 434.

FBI Vault:

Files accessed October 9, 2011 from FBI Vault.
Part 3 of 56 refers to ?
Part 35 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 3 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".
Part 5 of 56 refers to "homosexuals".


McReynolds, David

Peace activist, homosexual. See Duberman, Martin B.


National Organization for Women (NOW)


Nuestra Familia

FBI Vault: Part 1 of 1 refers to ?. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Nureyev, Rudolph


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.


Profumo, John (Bowtie).

English politician involved in sex scandal.
FBI Vault: Part 8 of 8 refers to "homosexuals".


Roosevelt, Eleanor

Intimate friend of Lorena Hickock, a confirmed lesbian, as well as other lesbians. See Blanche Weisen Cook .....


Savio, Mario

Leader of free speech movement, Berkley, California, 1960s.
Part 09 of 09 refers to "homosexuality". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


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.


Supreme Court, United States

Part 16 of 34 refers to "homosexuality". Part 24 of 34 refers to "lesbian". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


Robins, Jerome

See: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_r.htm


Röhm, Ernst Julius


Roosevelt, Eleanor

See also: Lorena Hickock


Rukeyser, Muriel


Rustin, Bayard

Homosexual, Black civil rights leader.


Tolson, Clyde A.


United States Presidential candidate (unnamed). Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 51.


United States Senator (unnamed). Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 35.


United States Supreme Court. See "Supreme Court".

Valenti, Jack.[3]


Waco FBI Transcripts Tapes. Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault. 206 - 207 refers to "homosexuals".


Welles, Summner. (Friend and advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt.)[4]


Winchell, Walter.

Part 58 of 58 refers to "homosexual". Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault.


X, Malcolm Little.


Chronology

1940s: Since at least the 1940s unsubstantiated rumors have circulated that j. Edgar Hoover was homosexual.[5]


Bibliography

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


Questions

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?


Research Request

Users of OutHistory would like to know more about what each of these files contains. If necessary, please contact Jonathan Ned Katz about adding data on the FBI surveillance of homosexuals or suspected homosexuals. Katz: jnk123@mac.com


Art Work

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


References

  1. Searches of the Vault Index:

    A search of this site for "homosexual" on October 9, 2011 returned 76 items. A search on the same date for "homosexuality" returned 26 items, some of which were not included in the original 76 items. A search for "homosexuals" returned 40 items some of which were not included in earlier searches,
    A search for "lesbian" returned 8 items, some of which had not been included in the earlier results:
    (1) Mattachine Society Part 03 of 03;
    (2) Jesse Helms Part 04 of 07;
    (3) Alfred Kinsey Part 4 of 4;
    (4) Black Dahlia (E Short) Part 3 of 4 In 1947, Elizabeth Ann Short (1924-1947) was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles. The FBI was heavily involved the investigation as it pertained to ...
    (5) Jesse Helms Part 03 of 07;
    (6) Supreme Court Part 24 of 34;
    (7) Amerithrax Part 05 of 30 Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001, when letters laced with ... ;
    (8) J. Edgar Hoover Part 16 of 22
    A search for "lesbianism" returned one result.
    A search for "lesbians" was made on November 11, 20011, and provided six results not yet integrated into the alphabetical list below:
    (1) New Alliance Party Part 3 of 3;
    (2) Liberace Part 3 of 6;
    (3) New Alliance Party Part 1 of 3;
    (4) Alcatraz Escape Part 14 of 17;
    (5) New Alliance Party Part 2 of 3;
    (6) Walter Winchell Part 56 of 58. These have not yet been integrated into the alphabetical list below.
    A search for the term "gay" included 504 results, all of which may not refer to homosexuality and the results have not been included in this list. A search for "gay and homosexual" returned 21 results not yet included on the list below.
  2. Accessed November 11, 2011 from http://www.paperlessarchives.com/hoover.html
  3. 'Gay' Probe of LBJ Aide Associated Press, NY Post, February 20, 2009
  4. Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 307-308.
  5. 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.