To: President Donald Trump
Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Frank Kameny
Please award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Frank Kameny. His courage and outspoken belief in the phrase he coined "Gay is Good", has given rise to generations of LGBT Americans working to secure their rights.
Why is this important?
Dr. Frank Kameny was the first to fight dismissal from a federal job and appeal it all the way to the Supreme Court. He was the first to run for Congress in 1971. He also worked to remove the classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder from the American Psychiatric Association's manual of mental disorders. He deserves recognition for his pioneering efforts.