OPINION | Blaming the former head of NASA for the Lavender Scare actually minimizes anti-gay discrimination.
, which was a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book of 2022.
Kameny became the first gay government employee to challenge his firing in the courts, and while his effort at reinstatement was unsuccessful, he played a crucial role in overturning the government’s anti-gay discrimination. In 1975, largely due to Kameny’s efforts, the Civil Service Commission removed homosexuality as a prohibition to federal employment, and 20 years later, President Bill Clinton lifted the ban on gay people receiving security clearances.
Webb’s contributions to the cause of space exploration were vast. Taking the reins of NASA at the outset of the John F. Kennedy administration, he spearheaded the Apollo program that fulfilled the president’s mission of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. And while he stands accused of purging gay people from NASA, Webb put the agency at the forefront of government efforts on behalf of another marginalized minority.
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