ABSTRACT
Historians of gay and lesbian history have often overlooked the more quiet heroes, the ones who kept their fingers on the pulse of the movement but guided its fate from outside the spotlight. Yet the key players of early gay history, namely Harry Hay, Jim Kepner, Don Slater, Dorr Legg, and Dale Jennings, ould not have accomplished their historic feats without the assistance of many diligent and dedicated workers. One of the first and most constant of those workers was Jim Schneider, whose involved commitment to the movement now spans forty years.
