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.
Contents:
- OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
- WEARG NIKE'S PRI-THEMED AIR FORCE 1: SUPER GAY, SUPER GOOD
- MY BIG GAY AIR FORCE LIFE
- THE FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. AIR FORCE AMY COMMANDANT
- GAY SERGEANT CHALLENG THE AIR FORCE
- 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
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Air Force announced the lnch of two new diversy and cln programs, cludg a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer/Qutng iative team (LIT) and the Indigeno Natns Equaly Teams (INET). 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. Nor did beg gay hr his advancement opportuni his 20-pl years the Air Force.
WEARG NIKE'S PRI-THEMED AIR FORCE 1: SUPER GAY, SUPER GOOD
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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. Air Force Amy’s first-ever openly gay mandant.
MY BIG GAY AIR FORCE LIFE
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‘Why are they not publicly acknowledgg this groundbreakg selectn of a gay, female new Commandant?
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THE FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. AIR FORCE AMY COMMANDANT
The Uned Stat ary stggled wh s stance on gay service members for s prr to the signg of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 1993 by former Print Bill Clton., * air force gay *
I gus this is geared more toward other gay folks, but jt wonrg what your experience has been like. Homosexualy the ary. The Uned Stat ary stggled wh s stance on gay service members for s prr to the signg of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 1993 by former Print Bill Clton.
GAY SERGEANT CHALLENG THE AIR FORCE
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. * air force gay *
This allowed gay personnel to ntue to serve so long as they kept their sexualy a secret.
“No longer will our untry be nied the service of thoands of patrtic Amerins who were forced to leave the ary – regardls of their skills, no matter their bravery or their zeal, no matter their years of exemplary performance – bee they happen to be gay, ” said former Print Barack Obama. Prr to World War II, there were no official laws banng homosexual persons the ary, however, there were laws place agast homosexual acts. Milary psychiatrists theorized that heterosexual mal uld participate homosexual acts while alg wh the strs of war due to the lack of ‘normal’ sexual outlets war-torn areas.
AIR FORCE VETERAN ONCE IMPRISONED FOR BEG GAY STILL ENDUR THE STIGMA OF A FELONY RERD
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To protect Ameri’s servicemen om the ‘threat’ of homosexual men wh their ranks, the ary created more -pth physil and psychologil screengs of potential ary members. Homosexualy was among the list of ‘moral fects’ as well as other ‘sexual perversns’.
The ary doctors believed that homosexualy uld be tected the physil featur and mannerisms of men and would dismiss recs who displayed the characteristics. As for members of the ary found to be homosexual, there me the risk of urt-martial and possible prison time. “When was ascertaed that the basis of the maladjtment was homosexualy and this was reported to the dividual’s mandg officer, the subject ually received a ‘blue’ discharge, ” said Lt.
Throughout the s, the laws and polici surroundg gay service members have shifted and bee more acceptg.
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Gay ary members no longer need to fear that their learship learng of their sexual orientatn will e them to lose chanc at promotn and advancement their reers. Followg 2011, gay men and women servg the armed forc have the same rights as their brothers and sisters arms.
Although was disapproved prev s, beg a gay member of the ary has never been safer or more protected than is now.
Gay servicemen and women are protected unr the same laws as any other person and offered the same opportuni to excel and live wh a cent qualy of life whout fear of stroyg their reers. “That is why I say to all Amerins, gay or straight, who want nothg more than to fend this untry uniform: Your untry needs you, your untry wants you, and we will be honored to wele you to the ranks of the ft ary the world has ever known, ” stated Obama. Krist Goodw will serve an stutn once swayed by the anti-gay relig rightby KEVIN KNODELLU.