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The Supreme Court Case One, Inc. V. Olesen Of 1958

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The Supreme Court Case One, Inc. v. Olesen of 1958 was one of the first ever court cases to explicitly be about the topic of homosexuality. The court case centered around the homophile magazine entitled One, which was written and organized by members of the Mattachine Society to bring (gay) people together and talk about political issues in the LGBTQ community. When copies of the magazine were sent to their prospective readers, the postmaster of Los Angeles seized the copies because they were considered obscene. Obviously, the staff at One were irate, because it was a clear violation of their right to free speech. Also, people had paid for the magazine and were expecting to receive it, so why did the post office not deliver it? So, the problem
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