Kameny, Frank, 1925-2011

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Frank Kameny (b. May 21, 1925, New York, N.Y.-d. October 11, 2011, Washington, D.C.) was an American gay rights activist. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II with combat duty in Germany and recieved a Ph.D in astronomy from Harvard University in 1956. In 1957 he was dismissed from the U.S. Army Map Service on charges of homosexual activity and appealed the dismissal through government review boards and the federal courts, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court which declined his appeal for review. In 1961 he founded the Mattachine Society of Washington and through the 1990s he served as counsel or representative for applicants charged with homosexual activity before a variety of federal administrative review boards, specializing in federal employment, security clearance, and military discharge cases. He also campaigned for the removal of homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual of mental disorders, the reversal of the U.S. Civil Service Commission's exclusion of homosexuals from federal employment, the revocation of the District of Columbia's sodomy laws, and the retraction of policies denying national security clearances to homosexuals. In 1965, Kameny led the first public protests for gay rights at the White House.
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creatorOf John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred Collection National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
referencedIn Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen gay history papers and photographs, 1855-2009, 1963-2007 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn International Gay Information Center collection, 1951-1994 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Washington (D.C.). Statehood Constitutional Convention (1982). Washington, D.C. Statehood Constitutional Convention transcript, 1982 Feb. 9-May 29. George Washington University
referencedIn Mariposa portrait series. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Harry R. Eberlin photographs, circa 1972-1980 John J. Wilcox Jr. GLBT Archives of Philadelphia
creatorOf Frank Kameny Papers, 1843-2006, (bulk 1957-1996) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Petition for Writ of Certiorari - Number 676 - Kameny v. Brucker National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Franklin Edward Kameny v. Honorable Wilber M. Brucker, Secretary of the Army, et al., Appellee National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Bachardy, Don, 1934-. Mariposa portrait series. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen gay history papers and photographs, 1855-2009, 1963-2007 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Papers of John F. Kennedy ... White House Central Name File, Kameny, Franklin E., 15 May 1961-6 March 1963 John F. Kennedy Library
creatorOf Donaldson, Stephen. Stephen Donaldson papers, 1965-1996. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Stephen Donaldson papers, 1965-1998 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Kameny, Frank, 1925-2011. Frank Kameny-George Painter correspondence, 1981-1997. Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
creatorOf International Gay Information Center. International Gay Information Center collection, 1951-1994. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn The structure of the Milky Way system : seminar notes, 1952. Harvard University Archives.
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associatedWith Bachardy, Don. person
associatedWith Bachardy, Don, 1934- person
associatedWith Bok, Bart Jan, 1906- person
associatedWith Christopher Street That New Magazine corporateBody
associatedWith Crawford, Donald Lee. person
associatedWith Donaldson, Stephen person
associatedWith Donaldson, Stephen. person
associatedWith East Coast Homophile Organizations. corporateBody
associatedWith Eberlin, Harry R. person
associatedWith Fulton, Robert Lee. person
associatedWith Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. corporateBody
associatedWith Gay Alliance of Brooklyn corporateBody
associatedWith Gayer, Richard L. person
associatedWith Gay Rights National Lobby (U.S.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007 person
correspondedWith Grey, Antony, 1927-2010 person
correspondedWith Grier, Barbara, 1933-2011 person
correspondedWith Gunnison, Foster, 1925-1994 person
correspondedWith Inman, Richard, 1926-1985 person
associatedWith International Gay Information Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Jackson, Don person
correspondedWith Kight, Morris, 1919-2003 person
correspondedWith Leitsch, Dick person
correspondedWith Littlejohn, Larry person
correspondedWith Manford, Morty, 1950-1992 person
correspondedWith Martin, Robert A., 1946-1996 person
associatedWith Matlovich, Leonard. person
associatedWith Mattachine Society of Washington. corporateBody
associatedWith Mattachine Society of Washington. Mattachine Society of Washington records. 1956-1984. corporateBody
associatedWith National Gay Task Force. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nichols, Jack person
correspondedWith Noble, Elaine, b. 1944 person
associatedWith Painter, George. person
correspondedWith Polak, Clark P., 1937-1980 person
correspondedWith Sagarin, Edward, 1913- person
correspondedWith Schlegel, Richard LaMar person
correspondedWith Scott, Bruce Chardon person
correspondedWith Slater, Don, 1923-1997 person
associatedWith Tabler, Otis Francis. person
correspondedWith Tobin, Kay person
associatedWith Ulrich, Otto H., 1935-2001. person
correspondedWith United States Civil Service Commission corporateBody
correspondedWith Voeller, Bruce R. person
correspondedWith Warner, Arthur Cyrus, 1918-2007 person
associatedWith Washington (D.C.). Statehood Constitutional Convention (1982) corporateBody
associatedWith Wentworth, Benning. person
correspondedWith Wicker, Randy person
correspondedWith Willer, Shirley E., b. 1922 person
associatedWith Young, Allen, 1941- person
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United States
Washington (D.C.)
United States
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Subject
Civil service
Civil service
Discrimination
Discrimination
Discrimination in employment
Discrimination in employment
Gay liberation movement
Gay liberation movement
Gay military personnel
Gay military personnel
Gay rights
Gay rights
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays
Gays in the civil service
Gays in the civil service
Homophobia
Homophobia
Homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality
Lesbians
Lesbians
Lesbians
Lesbians
Military discharge
Military discharge
Security clearances
Security clearances
Social action
Social action
Sodomy
Occupation
Gay activists
Gay rights activists
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Birth 1925-05-21

Death 2011-10-11

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