Bert Wylen interviews Harold “Hal” L. Call on March 12, 1994 about about his early activism with the Mattachine Society, the founding of Pan Graphic Press, and his involvement in gay business ventures, including Grand Prix Photo Arts. Call reflects on the Mattachine Society’s history, internal political tensions, and accusations that he suppressed earlier revolutionary protests. Call discusses the significance of Stonewall, earlier gay rights victories, and his involvement in the founding of the Council for Religion and the Homosexual, including a police raid on a 1964 New Years Eve fundraiser for the organization. Call discusses his views on ACT UP, Queer Nation, and the state of the modern gay rights movement. Material used in broadcasts of Pacifica National News and WXPN’s Gaydreams.
