The Mattachine Society existed as a single national organization headquartered first in Los Angeles and then, beginning around 1956, in San Francisco. Outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco, chapters were established in New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; and other locales. Due to internal disagreements, the national organization disbanded in 1961. The San Francisco national chapter retained the name "Mattachine Society", while the New York chapter became "Mattachine Society of New York, Inc" and was commonly known by its acronym MSNY. Other independent groups using the name Mattachine were formed in Washington, D.C. (Mattachine Society of Washington, 1961), in Chicago (Mattachine Midwest, 1965), and in Buffalo (Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier, 1970).Madeline Davis In 1963 Congressman John Dowdy introduced a bill which resulted in congressional hearings to revoke the license for solicitation of funds of the Mattachine Society of Washington; the license was not revoked.
THe MaTtacHiNE sOcieTy existeD aS a sinGle nAtIonal oRGaNIzatioN headQuarTered fIrst in Los aNgeles and thEn, bEGINnIng arouNd 1956, IN saN fRanciSco. OuTsidE of lOs angeles anD sAn fRaNCiScO, chAPTers WerE estABlished in neW yoRk; WashIngtoN, D.C.; chICagO; AND other locALes. due To iNternal diSagreementS, thE natioNaL OrGAniZaTion diSbAndeD iN 1961. tHe San franciSCo nationAl cHaPtER retainEd the naMe "MattachIne society", wHIlE thE nEw yOrK chaptEr Became "MaTtAchiNe sOciety oF new york, Inc" and was coMmOnlY knoWn by itS aCronym mSNy. oThEr InDEpeNdEnt Groups usiNg thE Name MAttaChiNe were foRmed in washInGTon, d.c. (MATTACHine sOciety of washington, 1961), In ChicagO (mattacHInE midweSt, 1965), And In bUfFaLo (mattacHiNE society oF the nIAgarA FRontiEr, 1970).madeLIne davIs in 1963 cOngReSsman JOHn dOwdy introDuceD A bIll which resUlTEd in congreSsiOnal heArinGs to REvoKe THE lIcENse FoR SoLicitatIOn Of FunDs of the mAtTaCHiNe SocIety of WashINgton; the LicEnse was not rEVOkeD.