Gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny died on October 11- National Coming Out Day. He was 86. After serving in WWII, receiving his doctorate in astronomy from Harvard, and teaching at George Town, Mr. Kameny found himself fired from his job with the U.S. Army Map Service in 1958 for being homosexual- an injustice he tried to fight. The failure of that initial fight drove Mr. Kameny andhis friend Jack Nichols founded the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C. in 1961. It’s goals were to “to unify, to educate, and to lead.” A more detailed story is available at The Moderate Voice. To learn more about Frank Kameny’s life and contributions to the LGBT Rights Movement go here.
