A gay ary weddg to remember — MEN'S VOWS

Contents:

• FIRST GAY WEDDG AT ARMY BASE
• FIRST ACTIVE-DUTY GAY COUPLE MARRIED AT WT POT
• GAY ARY UPLE’S WEDDG PHOTO PROV WE’VE E A LONG WAY
• TWO GAY UPL TAIWAN MAKE HISTORY ARY WEDDG
• ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
• CANADIAN ARY HOSTS FIRST GAY ARY WEDDG

FIRST GAY WEDDG AT ARMY BASE

Gay marriage supporters hold a gay rights flag ont of the Supreme Court before a hearg about gay marriage Washgton April 28, 2015.

At the time, former Print Bill Clton's policy, "don't ask, don't tell" was effect, barrg homosexual or bisexual members of the ary om disclosg his or her sexual orientatn and om speakg about homosexual remembered thkg, “this guy has a lot of guts, and he’s kd of cute, too. "So we put our mds that we were never gog to say we were gay, we were never gog to get ma fun of, and we were certaly never gog to get kicked out of the Army. Aaron is openly gay and servg active duty as a Uned Stat Mare.

Gay, terracial and the fact that Aaron is 6 feet 7 ch tall, and I, well, am speaks openly about me as his partner, jt as other Mar talk about their fai. Before "don't ask, don't tell" was officially repealed for gay, lbian, and bisexual ary personnel 2011, a photo of a male Mare drag uld have land him hot water.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.

FIRST ACTIVE-DUTY GAY COUPLE MARRIED AT WT POT

"As a gay man, I n relate to what is still the opprsive stigma of homosexualy.

GAY ARY UPLE’S WEDDG PHOTO PROV WE’VE E A LONG WAY

Many were also om fellow ary personnel and veterans who had firsthand experience wh Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — our untry’s 18-year ban on openly gay ary servicemen and servicewomen.

TWO GAY UPL TAIWAN MAKE HISTORY ARY WEDDG

Fortunately that policy was officially lifted by Print Obama back September 2011, and now that ’s legal for anyone the gay muny Ameri to marry, more and more ary personnel are takg their vows. Two gay upl Taiwan make history ary weddg. “I am hopg to boost the visibily of homosexuals so that people unrstand we are also jt part of everyday life, ” said major Wang Wi, who cried after receivg her marriage certifite at the ceremony the cy of Taoyuan.

Taiwan’s ernment last year beme the first to legalize same-sex marriage Asia, a part of the world where homosexualy remas illegal many untri. But the island remas divid over other related issu such as same-sex parentg, while gay upl are only allowed to marry foreigners om untri where same-sex marriage is also legal. Tammy Smh, the ary’s hight-rankg openly gay officer, me out 2012, she has tried beg an example of livg thentilly while also beg a bean of visibily to other Soldiers and their fai.

The policy banned lbians, gay men and bisexuals om servg the ary.

ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS

It terrified her to e out as gay such a public way, but she felt a rponsibily to do , she said.

As difficult as was for her, g out publicly as gay “may not have been as easy for someone who was at a lower rank, ” Smh said an terview last week. “When I me durg the 80s, thgs were different for women and gay people, and now 2021, the societal l are different aga.

“People mt fd fort and ph back some of that ternalized homophobia, and build a b on the journey between hont and thentic. Details emerged on Tuday that the Canadian ary hosted the first gay ary marriage North Ameri at an airbase Nova Stia May. Greenwood said the weddg might enurage other gays and lbians to e forward and make their vows official.

CANADIAN ARY HOSTS FIRST GAY ARY WEDDG

A Natnal Defence spokwoman nfirmed this was the first gay weddg the ary's history. "Airbase hosts 1st ary gay weddg" — CBC, June 14, 2005. "First Canadian Milary Base Gay Weddg" — 365, June 14, 2005.

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