Saluting a Gay Rights Pioneer: Franklin Kameny
by Matt | August 9th, 2005 |The Washington Post recently ran an article about Franklin Kameny, 80 years young, founder of the Mattachine Society of Washington, “the country’s first “civil-liberties, social action organization dedicated to improving the status of the homosexual citizen through a vigorous program of action,” according to a Mattachine brochure in his attic.”
If it were not for men like Kameny I would not even be free to write on my blog.
I salute Franklin Kameny and the work he has done to help make the United States a better nation for all.
To view the Washington Post article click:
Thewashingtonpostsignsofprogress.pdf
Matt, 21, is an LGBT activist and youth advocate working mainly within the cities of Greensboro & Winston-Salem and the State of North Carolina. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14, now currently serving as the Executive Director/Co-founder of Activate! - The North Carolina Advocacy Coalition.
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