Nov 30, 2006Articles: Anti-gay activist launches campaign against Kameny's acceptance at Library of Congress
By vanrozenheim
(USA) - If Peter LaBarbera had his way, there would be a caution sign next to all of Franklin Edward Kameny's 70,000 artifacts documenting the gay rights movement for the past 50 years, recently archived at the Library of Congress. LaBarbera, founder of the anti-gay organization Americans for Truth (AFT), even suggests some language for such a sign: ''Frank Kameny is a radical who uses hateful rhetoric against his foes.'' Then again, a more general caution may be needed, warning of the ongoing battle over gay rights in America. Frank Kameny says it's about civil rights; LaBarbera says it's about homosexuality being a choice, not a civil right.
