The Rattigan Society for gay and lesbian Objectivists is dedicated to the promotion of Objectivism as the rational philosophical choice which is vital to healthy and happy gay and lesbian individuals. The Society is both a social group and also operates a scholarship fund and a book and library fund.

Terence Rattigan was born on June 10th, 1911. His father Frank was a diplomat and his grandfather a knight. He enjoyed a youth marked by travel, and yet while the family was seemingly upscale, the Rattigans were never wealthy. More significantly, his father's lowbrow background and behavior barred them from mingling with high society. Eventually, Frank would lose his diplomatic post, and the ...