Leonard Matlovich
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Technical Sergeant Leonard Phillip Matlovich was an American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was the first gay service member
Matlovich on the cover of Time in 1975
Matlovich's tombstone at the Congressional Cemetery, which reads: "A Gay Vietnam Veteran When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one."
Frank Kameny
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Franklin Edward Kameny was an American gay rights activist. He has been referred to as "one of the most significant figures" in the American gay rights movement.
Page from Petition for Writ of Certiorari – Number 676 – Kameny v. Brucker, National Archives
Letter from Kameny to President Kennedy, JFK Library
Kameny in front of signs used during protests. June 2009
DC Statehood advocates Hector Rodriguez and Frank Kameny at the Palisades neighborhoods' annual July 4 parade, 2011. Photo by Ann Loikow.