The Writing series consists of three subseries: (1.1), Non-fiction, comprised of proposals, essays, articles, and public addresses on issues concerning the gay community, 1948-1998; (1.2), Fiction, primarily short fiction and poetry written during the 1930s; and (1.3) Research materials, consisting of published texts Hay drew from in research related to the founding of the Mattachine Society (1950), and texts from the mid-1970s related to Hay's ideas concerning the existence of a distinct gay consciousness. The research materials also include a folder of notes and fragmentary or unfinished writing.