Durg the 17 years "Don't ask, Don't tell" was place, nearly 14,000 service members were discharged for beg gay, and sce the end of WWII some 100,000 members of the ary were kicked out simply for beg part of the LGBTQ+ muny. As Pri month to a close, Jan Crawford speaks to two generatns of Air Force officers about what life was like before and after the repeal of "Don't ask, Don't tell."
Contents:
- 2 GENERATNS OF GAY AIR FORCE OFFICERS SCRIBE LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL"
- OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
- WEARG NIKE'S PRI-THEMED AIR FORCE 1: SUPER GAY, SUPER GOOD
- TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
2 GENERATNS OF GAY AIR FORCE OFFICERS SCRIBE LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL"
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OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
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WEARG NIKE'S PRI-THEMED AIR FORCE 1: SUPER GAY, SUPER GOOD
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TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
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