Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1418-002
This folder contains a statement and letters to President John F. Kennedy and Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President, from Franklin E. Kameny of the Mattachine Society of Washington regarding civil rights for gay individuals (then referred to as homophiles or homosexuals), particularly in regard to discrimination against gays and lesbians in federal hiring and employment policy.