# Gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny dies

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**Created:** [October 12, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-pioneer-frank-kameny-dies/599420 "2011-10-12T14:12:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-pioneer-frank-kameny-dies/599420/1 "2011-10-12T14:12:04Z")

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Frank Kameny, a man whom every LGBT person living in North America at least owes a debt to, died yesterday…on “National Coming Out Day.”

[link](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/demorning-links-frank-kameny-1925-2011/2011/10/12/gIQAj0k6eL_blog.html).

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-pioneer-frank-kameny-dies/599420/2 "2011-10-13T05:24:34Z")

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> [@Don\_Draper](#):
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> Frank Kameny, a man whom every LGBT person living in North America at least owes a debt to, died yesterday…on “National Coming Out Day.”
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> [link](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/demorning-links-frank-kameny-1925-2011/2011/10/12/gIQAj0k6eL_blog.html).

Rachael Maddow had [an excellent tribute to this pioneer on her show this evening](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/44884279#44884279). Taking his case to the Supreme Court in 1961.

It was wonderful to see [that he was in the Oval Office for the signing of the repeal of DADT](http://www.towleroad.com/2010/12/kameny.html).

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-pioneer-frank-kameny-dies/599420/3 "2011-10-13T09:44:44Z")

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You have got to admit, he did have the _perfect_ argument. How do you blackmail someone who is out? Can’t be done, therefor not a security risk.