Two gay Apache helipter pilots have married what is believed to be the first active-duty same-sex weddg at Wt Pot ary amy.
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- FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
- FIRST ACTIVE-DUTY GAY COUPLE MARRIED AT WT POT
- THE GAY ARMY HELIPTER PILOTS JT MARRIED AT WT POT
- SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NOW LEGAL FOR GAY MILARY COUPL ALL 50 STAT
FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
The right to a ary burial for gay spo was guaranteed natnwi wh the legalizatn of same-sex marriage 2015, but only a handful of known same-sex ary upl are buried across US natnal cemeteri. For most, the right to such an honor has been hard won. * gay army married *
Campbell was the first gay veteran to secure burial rights for her spoe, and the pair were the first same-sex ary uple to be buried together at a US natnal cemetery. The right to a ary burial for gay spo was guaranteed natnwi wh the legalizatn of same-sex marriage 2015, but only a handful of known same-sex ary upl are buried across the 172 natnal cemeteri the US – grounds rerved chiefly for ary members and selected fay.
However, gay veterans have always fought for their right to be clud and celebrated such spac. Their tombston shout to the silence: “Gay is good, ” reads a plaque below the grave of Frank Kameny, an inic activist, civil servant and World War II veteran.
FIRST ACTIVE-DUTY GAY COUPLE MARRIED AT WT POT
Pentagon officials announced Wednday that the DOD will provi marriage benefs to same-sex upl for the first time, givg gay spo accs to health re, hog allowanc and fay separatn pay. * gay army married *
A glossy namels marble headstone marks the grave of Leonard Matlovich, one of the first LGBTQ veterans to prott the ary’s ban on homosexualy, as one belongg to “A Gay Vietnam Veteran. Gay marriage supporters hold a gay rights flag ont of the Supreme Court before a hearg about gay marriage Washgton April 28, 2015. At the time, former Print Bill Clton's policy, "don't ask, don't tell" was effect, barrg homosexual or bisexual members of the ary om disclosg his or her sexual orientatn and om speakg about homosexual remembered thkg, “this guy has a lot of guts, and he’s kd of cute, too.
"So we put our mds that we were never gog to say we were gay, we were never gog to get ma fun of, and we were certaly never gog to get kicked out of the Army.
THE GAY ARMY HELIPTER PILOTS JT MARRIED AT WT POT
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Gay upl the ary move equently, and have ltle—if any—choice cidg where they live.
Broadway-Mack, whose wife is statned at Fort Bragg North Carola and who ma headl 2013 when she was nied entrance to Associatn of Bragg Officers’ Spo, said that for gay upl who have children, the issue be that much more urgent.
Roya Ctron said she was optimistic about the sea change polici and perceptns around same-sex marriage that have been sweepg the untry (the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law banng openly gay people om servg the ary was repealed 2010).
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NOW LEGAL FOR GAY MILARY COUPL ALL 50 STAT
Vcent Francho, a 26-year-old fellow Apache pilot who is also statned at Fort Bliss, where they are both a part of another muny: the group of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr soldiers who serve there.