The Tangent Group is the registered d.b.a. of the Homosexual Information Center [HIC], one of the nation’s oldest ongoing organizations dedicated to LGBT rights. The Homosexual Information Center (HIC) is an independent nonprofit organization committed to gathering and disseminating information to the public regarding the nature, circumstances, and social issues of homosexuality. The HIC was established in 1965 by a faction of ONE, Incorporated, and was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1968 by Don Slater, Tony Reyes, Billy Glover, and Jim Schneider. Our Mission HIC’s objective is clarification and eventual settlement of the issues surrounding homosexual persons and behavior. Our procedure is to generate, gather, organize, make available, and broadcast ideas between and among homosexual and non-homosexual people regarding the facts and opinions regarding human sexuality.