Photo of Gravestone in Congressional Cemetery's Gay Corner
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Leonard Matlovich's gravestone at Congressional Cemetery. It says, “A Gay Vietnam Veteran: When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.”
This file appears in: Congressional Cemetery Historic District: This graveyard is among the most notable resting places for early American historical figures and has since become important to the LGBTQ+ community.
Congressional Cemetery Historic District: This graveyard is among the most notable resting places for early American historical figures and has since become important to the LGBTQ+ community.
The original four and one-half acre tract of Congressional Cemetery was purchased from the Government for $200 on April 4, 1807 as a private burial ground. On March 30, 1812, several years after…