After losing two federal court battles, Cameni filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court despite his lack of legal experience. In his petition, he did something revolutionary: He did not deny that he was gay. Instead, he challenged a long-standing social belief that homosexual attraction is inherently wrong.
"The petitioner is flat, clear, absolutely uncompromising, and this homosexuality is not only immoral, but also true and positive for those who choose to engage in homosexual behavior on their own.
Even if his petition is rejected, it will be the decisive moment of Kameni's life. From then on, he will focus and precisely guide the stellar guided missiles through star-guided to guide a society that is unwilling to point out that gay Americans deserve equal rights and respect in every way.
“Frank Kameny doesn’t have to be an activist,” said Jim Obergefell, a plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s 2015 Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Obergefell v. Hodges. "Frank Kameny saw injustice. He was experiencing unfair treatment, he reached the point where he no longer wanted to accept it, he took action, and for him it was a horrible thing to do these parades in public demanding equality and equity."
In 1961, the High Court rejected his petition, Kameny and activist Jack Nichols formed Washington, D.C., and Mattachine Society was one of the first gay rights organizations in the country.
When law and homophobia are the norm of homophobia, Cameni declared himself on the street, even in front of the White House and other government buildings.
He also convinced other gay and lesbians to tangle with him and demanded equal rights. This eventually reached the annual reminder demonstration outside the Philadelphia Independence Hall, which began in 1965 and continued until 1969. Kameny enforced strict dress codes for participants in the demonstrations to create a atmosphere of respect.
"It's actually 100 degrees, it's actually 100 degrees; that's the fourth and seventh month. It's boiling," Wick said. "Frank insists that we all wear coats and tie, women wear clothes, and we act as 'ordinary Americans'."
Martha Shelley, a longtime picket-goer LGBTQ activist, also hated dress code: “I hate having to wear clothes or skirts and carry these pre-print picket logos and be respected,” she recalls.