Dr. Franklin Kameny's Speech appeals to logic quite a bit, as he probably recognized that against bigotry and prejudice, the only things that can't be ignored are cold, hard, facts.
First off, he explicitly states that the "logical" thing to do is to sustain Mr. Wentworth's clearance. He then tries to reason with his opponents, claiming that as American citizens, gay people are as entitled to basic right as as heterosexuals are. They are not second-class citizens, and thus should not be held to different standards than heterosexuals, either. The issue at hand was that a gay man in the U.S. Department of Defense admitted to being sexually active. Another unnamed gay man professed to be a "reformed man," as if being gay was something that should or could be changed. However, the man who did not proclaim himself "reformed" and not sexually active was denied security clearance. The message here is clear. Sexually active gay men in our government compromise our national security and must be fired.
In all seriousness, Kameny is right to say that if a heterosexual man's sex life (or lack thereof) has no bearing bearing on his ability t do his job, then a gay man's shouldn't either.
Also, with his "Gay is Good" slogan (modeled after the "Black is Beautiful" movement), Kameny promotes the idea of 'Gay' being something good (obviously), in the sense that it is natural and not something to be feared. By convincing people that gay people are really not that different or abnormal, people naturally draw the logical conclusion that there is no reason to fear gays (something that begets prejudice and distrust).
Your writing was very clear and your dissection of the logos within the Kameny letter was effective and informative. Your intro was especially strong, where you said, "the only things that can't be ignored are cold, hard, facts." You then went on to show the evidence of gay discrimination, and the logic behind the "Gay is Good" slogan. It was a really simple, well written analysis.
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