Difference between revisions of "Talk:Harry Hay"
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:The WP entry on him may be incorrect on his birth date; I have a source says he was born in England in 1912. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:18, 28 May 2007 (EDT) | :The WP entry on him may be incorrect on his birth date; I have a source says he was born in England in 1912. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:18, 28 May 2007 (EDT) | ||
::The birth date isn't an issue. The thing I don't understand is that both this and WP article describe this person as important in the "gay rights" movement, while he isn't really well-known, if comparing to the Human Rights Campaign guys and Barney Frank, among others. [[User:Wooyi|Wooyi]] 00:47, 28 May 2007 (EDT) | ::The birth date isn't an issue. The thing I don't understand is that both this and WP article describe this person as important in the "gay rights" movement, while he isn't really well-known, if comparing to the Human Rights Campaign guys and Barney Frank, among others. [[User:Wooyi|Wooyi]] 00:47, 28 May 2007 (EDT) | ||
| + | :::As the article states, Harry Hay was active in the anti-War movement in 1950, soliciting gays to sign the Moscow directed Stockholm petition. And this ''after'' he left the [[CPUSA]]. So let's not limit his activism to gay rights. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 11:30, 29 May 2007 (EDT) | ||
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Where does this guy come from? I've not seen him in any newspapers or on TV coverage of "gay rights". Wooyi 00:07, 28 May 2007 (EDT)
- The WP entry on him may be incorrect on his birth date; I have a source says he was born in England in 1912. RobS 00:18, 28 May 2007 (EDT)
- The birth date isn't an issue. The thing I don't understand is that both this and WP article describe this person as important in the "gay rights" movement, while he isn't really well-known, if comparing to the Human Rights Campaign guys and Barney Frank, among others. Wooyi 00:47, 28 May 2007 (EDT)