Asteroid named for gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny

Associated Press ^ | July 10, 2012 | BRETT ZONGKER

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Canadian amateur astronomer who discovered several asteroids has named one after gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny who died last year in Washington.

Kameny was a U.S. government astronomer in the 1950s who was fired from his job for being gay. He contested the firing all the way to the Supreme Court and organized the first gay rights protests outside the White House in the 1960s.

[Islander7]

“Asteroids” and “gay” folks. Some jokes write themselves.

[dfwgator]

This is going to be a fun thread.

[JennysCool]

The universe’s first assteroid?

[blueunicorn6]

There’s an asteroid headed for a black hole.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Hope it crashes and burns on Uranus.

[Empireoftheatom48]

An assteroid flying into Uranus!

[cripplecreek]

Nope this one is an “ass to ride”.

[massmike]

A hemorrhoid I could understand!
http://www.hark.com/clips/hsbwfmpzzb-you-got-asteroids

[Psycho_Bunny]

Is there ANYTHING these people can’t use to celebrate rubbing their penises together?

[Nervous Tick]

Better watch out!

The way these fag activists work — they start out wanting something little like an asteroid named after ‘em — but before long they’ll be demanding that you give ‘em Uranus.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

“Asteroid”, “Hemorrhoid”.. They’re both close to Uranus.

[aomagrat]

It must be a klingon assteroid.

[Nervous Tick]

>> This is going to be a fun thread.

nine anus jokes in three minutes flat. Glad to see we’re not losing our touch.

[hosepipe]

LoL....

[WKUHilltopper]

Must be a flaming asteroid.

[Kirkwood]

If Frank Kameny had a gay marriage to George Wendt, he would be Frank Kameny-Wendt.

[RatRipper]

I am not sure whether an asteroid or a black hole would have been more appropriate. . . .

[jmacusa]

You bet they do. “Look, it’s up, Uranus!’’.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Frank Kameny-Wendt.

ROFL! Clever.