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The U.S. Army has announced the promotn of a "gay" officer to the rank of general. by Dave Bohon

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ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS

WASHINGTON -- Sce Maj. Gen. Tammy Smh, the ary’s hight-rankg openly gay officer, me out 2012, she has tried beg an example of livg... * first openly gay army general *

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TAMMY SMH: FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. GENERAL

Army Rerve officer Tammy Smh was promoted to the posn of Brigadier General last Friday. In dog so, she beme the first gay general to serve openly the U.S. ary. Gen. Smh talks wh NPR's Lynn Neary about her reer the ary and the signifince of her recent promotn. * first openly gay army general *

The policy banned lbians, gay men and bisexuals om servg the ary. It terrified her to e out as gay such a public way, but she felt a rponsibily to do , she said.

THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY

As difficult as was for her, g out publicly as gay “may not have been as easy for someone who was at a lower rank, ” Smh said an terview last week.

“When I me durg the 80s, thgs were different for women and gay people, and now 2021, the societal l are different aga.

WOMAN BE FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL

“People mt fd fort and ph back some of that ternalized homophobia, and build a b on the journey between hont and thentic. Smh is now the first openly gay general the Uned Stat jos om the Pentagon jt a moment.

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Tammy Smh: First Openly Gay U.S. General : NPR .

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