Friedrich von Stben, Gee Washgton’s Openly Gay General Who Saved Ameri | theOUTont

Contents:

• THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
• VALLEY FE PARK TALK FOC ON GAY REVOLUTNARY WAR GENERAL
• FRIEDRICH VON STBEN, GEE WASHGTON’S OPENLY GAY GENERAL WHO SAVED AMERI
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
• GAY HISTORY – MARCH 10, 1778: MEET LT. FRERICK GOTTHOLD ENSL. THE FIRST SOLDIER COURT MARTIALED AT VALLEY FE FOR BEG GAY
• HOW A GAY PSSIAN WHO SPOKE NO ENGLISH BEME A HERO OF THE AMERIN REVOLUTN

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.

VALLEY FE PARK TALK FOC ON GAY REVOLUTNARY WAR GENERAL

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.

FRIEDRICH VON STBEN, GEE WASHGTON’S OPENLY GAY GENERAL WHO SAVED AMERI

He also downplayed mors that the baron had been dismissed om the Pssian ary for homosexualy.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

But he was gay, and homosexualy was viewed as a crimal aberratn by many of his peers.

GAY HISTORY – MARCH 10, 1778: MEET LT. FRERICK GOTTHOLD ENSL. THE FIRST SOLDIER COURT MARTIALED AT VALLEY FE FOR BEG GAY

”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.

HOW A GAY PSSIAN WHO SPOKE NO ENGLISH BEME A HERO OF THE AMERIN REVOLUTN

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.