The "don't ask, don't tell" policy that barred openly gay men and women om servg the U.S. ary end last September. Some personnel returng om overseas are celebratg their new-found permissn to kiss by postg photos and vios.
Contents:
- THIS GAY MARE VET JT MA A MOVIE BASED ON HIS LIFE THE CORPS DURG 'DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL'
- GAY MARE'S HOMEG KISS IS LIGHTG UP THE WEB
- PHOTO OF THE DAY: A GAY MARE'S HOMEG
- GAY MARE’S KISS SPARKS PRAISE, ANGER
- NAVY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY SEAL BUILDS HIS LIFE ANEW
- THIS GAY MARE FELL LOVE WH NNG WHILE HE WAS STATNED IRAQ
- OPENLY GAY PILOT LEAVG NAVY AFTER HARASSMENT
- GAY U.S. MARE DRAMA FROM NORMAN LEAR A GO AT NETFLIX
THIS GAY MARE VET JT MA A MOVIE BASED ON HIS LIFE THE CORPS DURG 'DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL'
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On Monday morng, the Facebook page of Mare Corps Rec Depot Parris Island posted an illtratn of a Mare nng, standg for the I Pri, wh photos behd of gay rights activists terspersed a cloud of rabow-like lor. The ptn noted was the 10-year anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, ” a Clton-era policy that allowed gay and lbian people to serve the ary as long as their sexualy was kept secret. “The current day Mar that also disagree will have this thrown their fac and bee they disagree they will likely be ridiculed, ” he add, ncludg that the Corps had succumbed to fluenc that “do not belong, ” prumably meang gay and lbian people.
“Bee the Commandant says so, ” me the rponse, which lked to a Mare admistrative msage, published earlier this month, explag that lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr Pri Month is celebrated each year June. Although the Pentagon do not mata statistics on the number of LGBT service members currently the ranks, one study timated 2016 there were between 63, 000 and 105, 000 lbian, gay, or bisexual service members.
Before "don't ask, don't tell" was officially repealed for gay, lbian, and bisexual ary personnel 2011, a photo of a male Mare drag uld have land him hot water.
GAY MARE'S HOMEG KISS IS LIGHTG UP THE WEB
Mare Corps Sgt. Brandon Man's passnate kiss wh his boyiend at an on-base ary-fay homeg was photographed and posted on the "Gay Mare" Facebook page, triggerg an outpourg of support — and some dissent. * gay marines on facebook *
"Lbian, gay, and bisexual ary personnel had been servg our untry for s whout receivg equal protectn, while transgenr troops are still prohibed om servg openly.
"As a gay man, I n relate to what is still the opprsive stigma of homosexualy. "The Inspectn" is a new feature about a young man who turns his life around the Mare Corps after beg kicked out of the hoe as a teen for beg gay and livg homels for several years.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: A GAY MARE'S HOMEG
I thk back to my time the Corps and I remember how credibly stupid was that was nsired illegal to be gay. Not only that, but there was no shortage of ignorant, sred men fendg this posn as if actually ma sense (I'm sure those long, angry, hateful Facebook posts cir * gay marines on facebook *
Bratton lived on the streets for a after beg kicked out of the hoe for beg gay.
The trailer for Bratton's film brgs a lot of the Mare Corps' re valu, so looks like we n expect a movie that portrays lead character Ellis French's ary experience a posive light spe of the herent problems a gay Mare would have faced that era. At the begng of June the Mare Corps issued a forcewi msage regnn of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr pri month.
GAY MARE’S KISS SPARKS PRAISE, ANGER
“Durg the month, we take the opportuny to regnize our LGBT Service Members and reflect upon the past, ” the MARADMIN msage msage as the ary nears the 10th anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ― a policy that eased the rtrictn on gay and lbian service members, but required them to hi their sexual orientatn or risk beg kicked out of the December 2010 Print Barack Obama signed to law the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and September 2011 service members no longer faced discharge based on their sexual directn to celebrate the Corps’ growg diversy me to the spotlight Monday when the Facebook page for Mare Corps Rec Depot Parris Island, South Carola, posted a picture to honor pri month and LGBT post attracted attentn, and as of Tuday afternoon had more than 1, 800 ments and 1, 500 many of the ments supported the post and repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, other menters saw the post as an attack on relig eedom and a negative sign of the directn of the Mare Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough shows his support for the LGBT "warfighters" the Corps.
”One ment om Yarbrough did raise eyebrows the Pentagon, Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough Shows off the black socks he is wearg as he ments on the Mare Corps Rec Depot Parris Island Facebook page fense of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr Mar. David Berger that directed the Corps to celebrate the gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr Mar Corps along wh the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tel Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough, fends the celebratn of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr Mar to a Facebook menter.
Sce the Gay Mar Facebook page posted on Saturday, a photo of Sgt.
NAVY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY SEAL BUILDS HIS LIFE ANEW
Includg one om Steve Roths at The Miami Herald's Gay South Florida blog wh this msage om Man: "I'm glad I n be an spiratn to someone.
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy that had barred openly gay men and women om servg the U. Followg the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, heartwarmg photos of gay servicemen and servicewomen returng home om war are beg a genre unto themselv, but this picture seems to be htg a nerve.
Sce was posted Saturday on the Facebook group Gay Mar, 's racked up more than 17, 000 lik (as of wrg -- keeps climbg).
THIS GAY MARE FELL LOVE WH NNG WHILE HE WAS STATNED IRAQ
A social media post om the Mare Corps celebratg Pri Month has sparked an angry unterreactn on social media, revealg yet aga how hostily to gay, lbian, and transgenr people servg the ary ntu to lger more than a after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.
In an homage to “Full Metal Jacket, ” the post shows a Mare helmet wh the words “Proud To Serve” wrten on along wh rounds bearg rabow-lored tips honor of gay, lbian, and transgenr people who have honorably served their untry, and, perhaps, the crayons that Jarheads are so fond of snackg on. But sce social media is largely a fom for the airg of grievanc, ’s not surprisg that some folks were triggered by the Mare Corps sayg somethg about the LGBT muny, spe the fact that gay and lbian troops have been able to serve openly sce 2010. However, a 2010 study by The Williams Instute at the Universy of California, Los Angel Law School timated that more than 70, 000 gay, lbian, and bisexual service members were servg the ary as of 2008.
Addnally, a 2003 study om the Urban Instute timated that at least 1 ln veterans were gay or lbian and that number is doubtlsly much higher now, said Ldsay Church, executive director and -founr of the advocy group Mory Vets. The post as several stat where service members are assigned have passed laws to curtail the rights of gays and lbians and ny medil re to transgenr children.
OPENLY GAY PILOT LEAVG NAVY AFTER HARASSMENT
Other people on Redd wrote that they did not re if their fellow Mar were gay, jt as long as they were able to do their jobs, and suggted the people who were offend by the Pri Month post were likely part of an olr generatn that did not tolerate gays and libans.
Several people praised the Mare Corps for honorg gay, lbian, and transgenr Mar and sailors.
One person wrote on Instagram that the bt rpsman he ever served wh was transgenr and several other service members he ployed wh later me out as gay. If any event marks the day the ary’s gay ban was really over, me last week, when Mare Corps Sgt. A iend photographed the embrace, which later was posted on the “Gay Mare” Facebook page and triggered an outpourg of support — and some dissent.
GAY U.S. MARE DRAMA FROM NORMAN LEAR A GO AT NETFLIX
The gay rights movement is appldg. “The photo humaniz who currently serve the ary and are gay, ” said Air Force Lt. Josh Seeied, who -directs the gay ary group Outserve.
Said Zeke Stok, spokman for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which worked for the gay ban’s repeal: “This photo and the reactn to once aga unrsr that the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is beg implemented succsfully and is supported wily by the Amerin people. “Don’t ask, don’t tell, ” or DADT, was the policy adopted durg the Clton admistratn that allowed gays to serve the ary as long as they did not reveal their sexual orientatn and thori did not quire about .
Mare recers have been required to attend at least one gay pri event. “A photo of a gay Mare locked a passnate wele home kiss wh his boyiend has gone viral, sparkg a groundswell of support om backers of the ary’s policy of allowg openly gay men and women to serve the ary. Wells said: “A iend asked, ‘Can we post on the Gay Mar Facebook page?