The U.S. Army has announced the promotn of a "gay" officer to the rank of general. by Dave Bohon
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SALUTE IS ORR FOR NEW GAY GENERAL
Brig. Gen Tammy Smh is first openly gay member of the US ary to be promoted to general. * gay 4 star general *
Leve is also the anizatn’s first-ever female four-star move was hailed by advocy groups such as the gay rights anizatn GLAAD, and health re lears, who lled a breakthrough group reprentg public health officials “is here to support you and your team fend the health of all Amerins!
)The first and so far only female four-star general, Ann Dunwoody, was promoted to the hight rank ’s promotn is signifint on s own ary mer, but the new brigadier general gave the untry another kd of amazg example by dog somethg as lovg and normal as havg her spoe at her si for her year, the Uned Stat end the centuri-old ban on gays the ary, along wh two s of a dranian “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy. On Friday, Tammy Smh beme the natn’s first openly gay flag-rankg ary new, five-poted jewelry was pned on her uniform at a ceremony Arlgton by her wife, Tracey Hepner.
Hepner is a founr of the Milary Partners and Fai Coaln, which "advot for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr ary partners and their fai. Wh homosexuals now ee to serve openly the U. Ary didn’t take long for a gay officer to climb to the top of the missned ranks.