Three years before NYC's 1969 Stonewall Riots, the 'gay liberation' movement catapulted in Kansas City when 40 representatives from nearly 15 organizations met on February 19-21, 1966, at Kansas City's Hotel State-formerly located at the northeast corner of 12th and Wyandotte. It was the first-ever national gathering of lesbian and gay rights activists.Missourian Harold Leland "Hal" Call spearheaded the event attended by Kansas Citians Drew Shafer,...