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Great Wall of Los Angeles (Mural), "gay rights" detail

Judy Baca1983

National Park Service, Museum Management Program

National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States

“Gay Rights,” detail from the 1950s section of the Great Wall of Los Angeles.

Closeup of three historical events on the mural. Gay Rights features a police officer with a club raiding a gay establishment. Daughters of Bilitis section features eight adult women and one infant seated in a semi-circle around a table. Some of the women have their arms around each others' shoulders. Mattachine Society section features a row of seated men facing a mirror in a dark room with light emanating from an entrance and the silhouettes of two figures. The seated men wear a full face mask on the backside of their heads. Their reflections are in full color: two men embracing and another pair of men with their arms around each others' shoulders; one man holds up a flyer.

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