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- ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
- BOOG A GAY SOLDIER
- I THOUGHT I COULD SERVE AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN THE ARMY. THEN CAME THE DEATH THREATS.
- OPN LISTENERS DIDN’T JT BOO A `GAY’ SOLDIER. THEY BOOED A SOLDIER.
- RSIA SHUTS DOWN THE NEWSPAPER THAT BROKE THE CHECHNYA GAY TORTURE MPS STORY
ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
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BOOG A GAY SOLDIER
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I THOUGHT I COULD SERVE AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN THE ARMY. THEN CAME THE DEATH THREATS.
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OPN LISTENERS DIDN’T JT BOO A `GAY’ SOLDIER. THEY BOOED A SOLDIER.
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RSIA SHUTS DOWN THE NEWSPAPER THAT BROKE THE CHECHNYA GAY TORTURE MPS STORY
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