As "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to an end, we sent Chris Heath to terview dozens of gay servicemen om the past and prent to fd out what life was really like as Ameri's ary stggled wh s last great inty crisis
Contents:
- AIR FORCE VETERAN ONCE IMPRISONED FOR BEG GAY STILL ENDUR THE STIGMA OF A FELONY RERD
- OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
- AIR FORCE VETERAN ONCE IMPRISONED FOR BEG GAY STILL ENDUR THE STIGMA OF A FELONY RERD
- TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
AIR FORCE VETERAN ONCE IMPRISONED FOR BEG GAY STILL ENDUR THE STIGMA OF A FELONY RERD
The U.S. ary ed a range of ver charg to target gay and lbian service members for their sexualy, a CBS News vtigatn has found. * being gay in the air force *
Beg Gay the Air Force. I gus this is geared more toward other gay folks, but jt wonrg what your experience has been like. Veteran jailed for beg gay still a felon.
OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
Only 15 years ago, Chief Master Sgt. Jeremiah Grisham never imaged he’d be where he is today: the top enlisted lear for the 521st Air Mobily Operatns Wg at Ramste. As far as he knows, he’s the only openly gay mand chief the Air Force. * being gay in the air force *
Air Force veteran once imprisoned for beg gay still endur the stigma of a felony rerd. "Intifyg the thoands of s has posed an immense challenge, VanLandgham said, bee of the wi variatn charg employed to force gay and lbian service members out of the ary.
Ary urts to expel gay men and women om the service. Article 125 of the Uniform Co of Milary Jtice directly crimalized homosexual activy by outlawg "unnatural rnal pulatn, " while other statut like "nduct unbeg an officer, " "cent acts" and "makg a false official statement" were ed as ver charg to dm gay men and women out of the service on the basis of their sexual orientatn. Steve Marose served as an Air Force officer the late 1980s and had an excellent rerd until the ary learned he was gay.
A Geia man who was sentenced to a year at Fort Leavenworth 1990 for havg a homosexual relatnship wh another soldier was pardoned by Print Obama 2017 after years of appeals. " An untold number of others were rcerated unr offens that may appear to have nothg to do wh homosexualy.
AIR FORCE VETERAN ONCE IMPRISONED FOR BEG GAY STILL ENDUR THE STIGMA OF A FELONY RERD
Another had been igned bee I had emerged as a antly out gay man. Grisham hop his experience of servg the Air Force for more than 20 years as a gay airman n reassure and spire other LGBTQ ary personnel.
As far as he knows, he’s the only openly gay mand chief the Air Force. Until 2011, when the repeal of the ary’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy took effect, openly gay and lbian people were barred om servg the U.
TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
Nor did beg gay hr his advancement opportuni his 20-pl years the Air Force. Gay and lbian service members have largely found acceptance the ary, he said.
Grisham, as far as he knows, is the only openly gay mand chief the Air Force. The are the voic explag what has been like to be a gay man1 the Amerin ary over the prev seventy or so years, om World War II veterans their late eighti to young servicemen on active duty. Life Today as a Gay ServicemanHow we got here: In 1992, many people thought that the discrimatn was nearly over.
"I remember beg the Castro, " says John Forrett (army rerve, 1987–99), "and watchg the TV at a bar wh some iends, watchg Al Gore and Bill Clton swearg that if they beme the tag team for Ameri they were gog to get rid of the harassment of gays and lbians servg the ary. " Gay people were allowed the ary but only as long as they didn’t reveal their sexualy; to facilate this, all members of the ary were also prohibed om quirg about anyone’s possible orientatn.