"It was especially shocking since, as archivist, it had fallen to Dr. Shogan to defend the Presidential Records Act of 1978 and to retrieve fifteen boxes of government records that had been taken to Mar-a-Lago."
"We wondered what documents and people might be deleted for being too 'woke' or too gay or queer by the new team at the Archives."
"We were pleasantly surprised that Kameny made the cut. Under the heading 'Exceptional Americans in the Records', Kameny has his own page on a large digital kiosk with a drill-down of historical documents."
Dr. Colleen Shogan's dismissal as Archivist of the United States by Donald Trump was unexpected and alarming, particularly given her role in defending the Presidential Records Act. Concerns arose regarding potential erasure of LGBTQ+ history at the National Archives, especially with keyword searches targeting terms like 'homosexual.' However, the exhibition 'The American Story' includes a dedicated section for gay pioneer Dr. Franklin Kameny, indicating some preservation of LGBTQ+ contributions. This situation reflects broader anxieties about historical representation and the impact of political changes on archival practices.
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