The gay pri adaptatn of the World War II flag-raisg on Iwo Jima prompted outrage and a ath threat last week.
Contents:
- IWO JIMA MAR, GAY PRI AND A PHOTO ADAPTATN THAT SPAWNS FURY
- HISTORY OF GAYS THE MILARY--PICTURES
- ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
- ARMY’S ‘GAY SOLDIERS’ PHOTO WAS STAGED, IS MISLEADG
- TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
IWO JIMA MAR, GAY PRI AND A PHOTO ADAPTATN THAT SPAWNS FURY
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Before "don't ask, don't tell" was officially repealed for gay, lbian, and bisexual ary personnel 2011, a photo of a male Mare drag uld have land him hot water.
"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. More than a ago, photographer Ed Freeman set out to pture the gay rights stggle a photograph for the ver of Frontiers, a gay magaze. ”Reactn on Twter also clud a lot of cricism:Alterg the Amerin flag lors && tryg to remake the "Raisg the Flag on Iwo Jima" photograph wh the gay pri flag is gradg— Taylor Murry (@taymurryy) July 1, 2015.
HISTORY OF GAYS THE MILARY--PICTURES
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... * gay photo military *
Freeman, who is gay, also was blasted on Facebook after postg his gay pri Iwo Jima image along wh a msage sayg never occurred to him that would “someday e to symbolize the victory we are celebratg today.
“Im all for gay rights and equal for all but DO NOT DISRESPECT THOSE WHO SERVED, SACRIFICED, AND DIED FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM, ” wrote one mentor rponse. “The prciple plat that people have is that I am equatg the gay stggle wh the ntributn and sacrifice of Amerin servicemen, ” he said. In regnn of Gay Pri Month, the Pentagon released a vio addrs of Defense Secretary Leon Pata thankg gay and lbian service members.
ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
Male soldiers holdg hands IDF's viral photograph are not a uple, only one is gay, and they both serve spokman's un * gay photo military *
The addrs about ne months after the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, banng gay active-duty members om servg openly, was story began December 2010, when Congrs officially repealed the policy, but remaed place until Sept.
ARMY’S ‘GAY SOLDIERS’ PHOTO WAS STAGED, IS MISLEADG
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 * gay photo military *
More than 200 active duty troops and war veterans wavg small Amerin flags alongsi rabow banners marched San Diego's gay pri para what is believed to be the first time an intifiable group of active duty troops has participated such an event the U. Ary passed a historic tone Tuday wh the repeal of the ban on gays servg openly uniform, endg a prohibn that Print Barack Obama said had forced gay and lbian service members to "lie about who they are.
TELL: AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF GAY MEN THE MILARY
Soldiers reprentg the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny virtually celebrated Pri Month Thursday * gay photo military *
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