Franklin Kameny has been called "father of gay activism." On February 26, 2009, the 83-year-old Kameny's home in Washington D.C. was declared a historic landmark. For decades, Kameny has been involved in issues concerning gay rights, including leading an effort to overturn a ban on gay employment by the U.S. Civil Service Commission.The Washington Post: NW Home of Activist Made Historic Site Gay Pioneers: Franklin E. Kameny

In February 2009, the city of Washington D.C.'s Historic Preservation Review Board officially designated Franklin Kameny's home a historic landmark. Board Chairman Tersh Boasberg said, "Everybody will be able to appreciate how incredibly significant Dr. Kameny is." Kameny was reportedly "touched" by the recognition. Kameny continues to work as an activist for gay rights.The Washington Post: NW Home of Activist Made Historic Site

In November 2007, Franklin Kameny took issue with former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw's book Boom! Voices of the Sixties. In a letter to Brokaw and publisher Random House, Kameny was critical of Brokaw for not including information on the gay rights movement in the 1960s, saying Brokaw had "'de-gayed' the entire decade." Brokaw later responded to the criticism, saying he believed that the gay rights movement started "slightly later."The Bay Area Reporter Online: Kameny disses Boom! (November 29, 2007)