The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homosexuality

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Alphabetical Subject List

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

This list in construction is composed of the names of individuals and groups listed on the FBI's "Vault Index" website as having some association with homosexuality.^[1]

This list also contains the names of individuals known or rumored to have been homosexual or bisexual, or who were associated somehow with homosexuality, and who supported, or were alleged to support left-wing or liberal causes. Future research will show if the FBI had files on these persons and if those files referred to homosexuality. This research is intended to provide wide-ranging evidence of the surveillance of homosexuals, rumored homosexuals, or homosexuality conducted by the FBI.

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.

Does her FBI file refer to homosexuality?

Atlanta Child Murders.

Accessed October 11, 2011 from FBI Vault. Refers to ?

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

Does her FBI file refer to homosexuality?

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

Does his FBI file refer to homosexuality?

Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short).

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.

Part 3 of 4 refers to "lesbian".

Blitzstein, Marc:

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

Does his FBI file refer to homosexuality?

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

Chronology

1940s: Since at least the 1940s unsubstantiated rumors have circulated that j. Edgar Hoover was homosexual.^[6]

Bibliography

FBI Records: Our Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Website: See: http://foia.fbi.gov/

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

↑ 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. 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.

A Note on the URLS
On October 8, 2011 some of the earlier-listed 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.

For the FBI's site see: Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Vault Index.
↑ Routsong, Alma. In: Lesbians Who Changed the World. Elizabeth Deran, "Appendices. Patience & Sarah Come to Life", in Patience and Sarah By Isabel Miller. ReadHowYouWant, June 11, 2010. Paperback: 312 pages ISBN-10: 1458774082 ISBN-13: 978-1458774088 page 237.
↑ Accessed November 11, 2011 from http://www.paperlessarchives.com/hoover.html
↑ Routsong, Alma. In: Lesbians Who Changed the World. Elizabeth Deran, "Appendices. Patience & Sarah Come to Life", in Patience and Sarah By Isabel Miller. ReadHowYouWant, June 11, 2010. Paperback: 312 pages ISBN-10: 1458774082 ISBN-13: 978-1458774088 page 237.
↑ Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 307-308.
↑ 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.

[1] 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. 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.

A Note on the URLS
On October 8, 2011 some of the earlier-listed 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.

For the FBI's site see: Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Vault Index.

[2] Routsong, Alma. In: Lesbians Who Changed the World. Elizabeth Deran, "Appendices. Patience & Sarah Come to Life", in Patience and Sarah By Isabel Miller. ReadHowYouWant, June 11, 2010. Paperback: 312 pages ISBN-10: 1458774082 ISBN-13: 978-1458774088 page 237.

[3] Accessed November 11, 2011 from http://www.paperlessarchives.com/hoover.html

[4] Routsong, Alma. In: Lesbians Who Changed the World. Elizabeth Deran, "Appendices. Patience & Sarah Come to Life", in Patience and Sarah By Isabel Miller. ReadHowYouWant, June 11, 2010. Paperback: 312 pages ISBN-10: 1458774082 ISBN-13: 978-1458774088 page 237.

[5] Cited in J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets By Curt Gentry. Page 307-308.

[6] 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.

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F.B.I. and Homosexuality: A History

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homosexuality

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