When Frank Kameny was fired from his job with Army Map Service in 1957 because he was accused of being homosexual, he could've gone quietly, as yet another victim of the Lavender Scare. Instead, he fought back and became one of the fathers of the Gay Rights movement. The tactics Kameny used to fight discrimination against homosexuals - including his use of pickets and public protests - helped shape the LGTBQ+ movement through the 1960s. When the Stonewall Riot took place in 1969, however, the movement seemed to be moving on. Then Kameny got tapped to run for Washington, DC delegate to Congress. In becoming the first openly gay man to run for Congress, Kameny left his mark on Queer history and helped establish gay political power in Washington, DC and beyond.
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