<p>Extensn of marriage benefs to gay ary spo unrsr the sweepg cultural change Ameri</p>
Contents:
- WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A GAY MILARY COUPLE?
- FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
- SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NOW LEGAL FOR GAY MILARY COUPL ALL 50 STAT
- I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
- GAY ARY UPL WELE PENTAGON CISN TO EXTEND BENEFS
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A GAY MILARY COUPLE?
What is like to be a same-sex uple the ary? Is any different than beg married to someone of the oppose sex? No, not really. But there are some thgs that I've noticed durg my time as an openly gay Mare Corps spoe and veteran. I was the Mare Corps when Don't Ask, Don't Tell was still affect. But once was overturned, we actually had a Mare check- as married to another male. When that happened, a Staff Sgt. ma a horrible ment -- but my mandg officer took actn and that Staff Sgt. got huge trouble. * gay couples in the military *
But there are some thgs that I've noticed durg my time as an openly gay Mare Corps spoe and veteran. Campbell was the first gay veteran to secure burial rights for her spoe, and the pair were the first same-sex ary uple to be buried together at a US natnal cemetery.
The right to a ary burial for gay spo was guaranteed natnwi wh the legalizatn of same-sex marriage 2015, but only a handful of known same-sex ary upl are buried across the 172 natnal cemeteri the US – grounds rerved chiefly for ary members and selected fay. However, gay veterans have always fought for their right to be clud and celebrated such spac.
Their tombston shout to the silence: “Gay is good, ” reads a plaque below the grave of Frank Kameny, an inic activist, civil servant and World War II veteran. A glossy namels marble headstone marks the grave of Leonard Matlovich, one of the first LGBTQ veterans to prott the ary’s ban on homosexualy, as one belongg to “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.
FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
The right to a ary burial for gay spo was guaranteed natnwi wh the legalizatn of same-sex marriage 2015, but only a handful of known same-sex ary upl are buried across US natnal cemeteri. For most, the right to such an honor has been hard won. * gay couples in the military *
Matt Thorn, terim executive director for OutServe-SLDN, an advocy group for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr service members, said the Supreme Court's cisn was a msage to their muny "that...
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NOW LEGAL FOR GAY MILARY COUPL ALL 50 STAT
But as a gay man, I have been fightg my whole life to enjoy the very privileg I am entled to as both a beholr and protector of them. I was one of few soldiers who joed the service before graduatg high school, but the admistratn at the time, which I believe was homophobic, chose to act as if I never existed bee of my queer hate that I experienced growg up on Long Island was my first enunter wh how others would treat me as a queer soldier.
Trend which gay marriage qutn preced by qutns on legaly of gay/lbian rights and relatns. ^ Asked of a half sample; 1996-2005 WORDING: "Do you thk marriag between homosexuals...
Trend which gay marriage qutn NOT preced by qutns on legaly of gay/lbian rights and relatns. How about gay or lbian relatns?
I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
) = Volunteered rponse; 2005-2008 WORDING: Homosexual relatns; 2001-2004 WORDING: Homosexual behavr. How about -- the acceptance of gays and lbians the natn?
2001-2013 WORDING: The acceptance of homosexualy the natn. Do you thk gay or lbian relatns between nsentg adults should or should not be legal? ^ Asked of a half sample; 1977-2008 wordg: Do you thk homosexual relatns between nsentg adults should or should not be legal?
GAY ARY UPL WELE PENTAGON CISN TO EXTEND BENEFS
(Asked of those dissatisfied wh acceptance of gays and lbians U. ) Would you like to see gays and lbians be more wily accepted this natn, ls wily accepted, or is the acceptance of gays and lbians this natn today about right? As you may know, there has been nsirable discsn the news regardg the rights of gay men and lbian women.