By John Mack Freeman
The late gay rights activist Frank Kameny will be inducted into the Hall of Honour by the United States Department of Labor. Induction into the Hall of Honour is meant to commemorate the efforts of those who have made a positive impact on the work and lives of the American people. Via PinkNews:
Kameny is one of the most important figures in the early gay rights struggle, making the first civil rights claim based on sexual orientation in 1961 after he was fired for being gay.
The activist also founded the Washington DC branch of the Mattachine Society, whichheld the first ever gay rights picket outside the White House, 50 years ago this year.
Coming four years before the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York – often considered to be the birthplace of the LGBT movement – Kameny’s early protests were uniquely ordered and restrained, with men and women even instructed to follow a strict dress code.
