LGBTQ+ history
Exploring Frank Kameny's legacy as the father of the US gay rights movement
fight for a country that would later fail him. Harrowing images of bombs and carnage at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii compelled Kameny to enlist in the United States military, to put his body on the line and suspend his life for the possibility of a brighter future.After serving on the front lines in Europe, Kameny returned to the US and received his PhD as a World War II veteran. He taught at Georgetown University for a year before being recruited by the Army Map Service to create astronomical maps used to guide missiles.