Frank Kameny became a gay activist when he was fired from the Army Map Service in 1957. He is still alive and will be 84 next month. In 1971, Kameny protested the firing of a gay federal employee. In response the US Office of Personnel Management (which sets hiring policies for the government) sent Kameny a letter listing many gay sex acts, declaring them to be acts of immoral conduct which justified firing gay employees.
The Office of Personnel Management is about to be headed by a gay man, John Berry. Berry has invited Kameny to the swearing in ceremony.
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