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The Long Road of Redemption for One Gay Public Servant One of John Berry’s proudest moments in a lifetime of government service involved a very public apology. On June 24, 2009, Berry, then the director of the Office of Personnel Management, stood on a stage alongside first lady Michelle Obama before a packed auditorium. With them was Frank Kameny, a World War II combat veteran...

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James Kirchick

James Kirchick is a columnist for Tablet magazine and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

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