In 1957 , Kameny was dismissed from his position as an astronomer in the U.S. Army 's Army Map Service in Washington , D.C. because of his homosexuality , leading him to begin `` a Herculean struggle with the American establishment '' that would `` spearhead a new period of militancy in the homosexual rights movement of the early 1960s '' .
In 1957 , Kameny was fired from his position as an astronomer in the U.S. Army 's Army Map Service in Washington , D.C. because of his homosexuality .