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

Contents:

• THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
• HOW A GAY PSSIAN WHO SPOKE NO ENGLISH BEME A HERO OF THE AMERIN REVOLUTN
• THE GAY PSSIAN BARON WHO CREATED THE U.S. ARMY
• MEET THE GAY MAN WHO ACTUALLY WON AMERI HER PENNCE
• BOOK GIVEAWAY FOR WASHGTON'S GAY GENERAL: THE LEGENDS AND LOV OF BARON VON STBEN
• BARON VON STBEN: THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
• BARON VON STBEN, WASHGTON’S GAY GENERAL AND FRIEND
• THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
• FRIEDRICH VON STBEN, GEE WASHGTON’S OPENLY GAY GENERAL WHO SAVED AMERI
• FRIEDRICH VON STBEN: THE OPENLY GAY WAR HERO WHO WHIPPED THE CONTENTAL ARMY INTO SHAPE
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
• THE GAY AGENDA

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.

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

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

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

THE GAY PSSIAN BARON WHO CREATED THE U.S. ARMY

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.

But historil homosexual relatnships were actually don’t mean beg gay was ndoned: Sodomy was a crime lonial Ameri.

MEET THE GAY MAN WHO ACTUALLY WON AMERI HER PENNCE

We n state why he might be spected of beg gay, but aga, to suggt that he might be out as you know, as blatant has to be he has to be uched properly. In other words, we don't have enough of a enough of an accurate termology to e or enough of a shared termology for all of as a group to get together, or for strangers to e together ont of a monument and jt hear a term like he's a gay general.

BOOK GIVEAWAY FOR WASHGTON'S GAY GENERAL: THE LEGENDS AND LOV OF BARON VON STBEN

I thk both you have, and I, well, sort of a ristance to a very easy label like the "gay general. In other words, von Stben is beg lled the "gay general, " part to to talk about why queer people today should have rights and should be able to serve the army.

So that if a reference was ma to the fact that others have referred to him as the "gay general, " other words, that's another way of dog then. And so, you know, sometim, rather than focg on you the more physil aspects of the particular relatnships, whether be hetero or whether be heterosexual or homosexual, the general foc should be stead on how they exprs their affectn towards one another and love for one another. Not only was von Stben mored to be a homosexual, but he was also said to particularly enjoy the pany of young boys (a mor that has never been substantiated).

BARON VON STBEN: THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY

Baron Von Stben never publicly nied beg a homosexual.

Strangely, many historians regard a gay Pssian Baron; and not Gee Washgton, as the father of the Uned Stat Army. The Gay Father of the Uned Stat Army. Some historians thk Von Stben was gay, and that homosexualy was the actual reason the Baron left the Pssian Army.

BARON VON STBEN, WASHGTON’S GAY GENERAL AND FRIEND

Most 18th Century Europeans and Amerins regard homosexualy as a s and a crime. So y, the Father of the Uned Stat Army was a gay Pssian baron.

THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY

Hence, the Uned Stat is ee today bee Gee Washgton uld accept a gay Pssian baron as an officer.

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

Sadly, due to a Navy vtigatn to his private life, he was forced to rign bee he was gay. Leonard Matlovich was the first gay man to ever disclose his sexual orientatn while servg the Uned Stat Air Force. His picture, along wh the massive headle: “I Am a Homosexual, ” vered the September 8, 1975 edn of Time.

FRIEDRICH VON STBEN: THE OPENLY GAY WAR HERO WHO WHIPPED THE CONTENTAL ARMY INTO SHAPE

Translatn: a pole way of sayg gay. Read more about him on the Gay and Lbian Review.

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

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THE GAY AGENDA

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