Rob Smh is an openly gay Iraq war veteran, journalist, thor, lecturer, and LGBT Activist. He served for 5 years the Uned Stat Army as an
Contents:
- THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
- AN OPENLY GAY WAR HERO FOTTEN
- GAY AMERIN WAR HERO WH PURPLE HEART WHO DIDN'T TELL UNLS ASKED
THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
Gay men have always been part of the Amerin ary. In an era before gay marriage or open pri, ary men fell love, formed passnate iendships and had same-sex enunters.
But the se of one of the ary’s foundg hero, homosexualy was always part of the story. Historians also thk he was homosexual—and served as an openly gay man the ary at a time when sex between men was punished as a crime. He also downplayed mors that the baron had been dismissed om the Pssian ary for homosexualy.
AN OPENLY GAY WAR HERO FOTTEN
But he was gay, and homosexualy was viewed as a crimal aberratn by many of his peers.
”After the war, von Stben legally adopted both men—a mon practice among gay men an age before same-sex marriage was legal. John Mulligan, who was also gay, served as von Stben’s secretary and is thought to have had a relatnship wh the baron.
Durg von Stben’s lifetime, the ncept of gay marriage, gay pri or g out was unthkable and there was no language or open culture of homosexualy. But historil homosexual relatnships were actually don’t mean beg gay was ndoned: Sodomy was a crime lonial Ameri. Jt like the rt of the society, the ary too has always had gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr members.
GAY AMERIN WAR HERO WH PURPLE HEART WHO DIDN'T TELL UNLS ASKED
Apart om beg brave and discipled, several historians claim that Stben was a homosexual. He served as a gay man the ary when dulgg same-genr sex was a crime. A Brish Red Cross server Egypt durg World War I, Edward Man Forster was a homosexual.
His play Prisoners of War reflected his homosexualy. Ackerley beme a high profile gay personaly and spoke openly about the ill-treatment of gay men. Several historians scribe Gleed as gay.
Perhaps, if wasn’t for Matlovich admtg his homosexualy to the Air Force 1975, today’s suatn would be have been different. Addnally, he beme the first gay service member to fight for gay rights the ary. He was also the bt known openly gay man Ameri the ’70s.