Gay subculture is flourishg ary -- wh acquicence of manrs Pentagon may be opposed to liftg ban, but armed forc have already adapted

Contents:

• HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERALWAR IS BORG·FOLLOWPUBLISHED WAR IS BORG·8 M READ·MAR 9, 2014--1LISTENSHARENO, NOT ALEXANR THE GREAT—FRERICK THE GREAT
• 1ST OPENLY GAY COMMANR TAK HELM AT INTELLIGENCE CENTER
• TRAVIS SQUADRON MANR REFLECTS ON REER AS OFFICER, GAY MAN
• GAY SUBCULTURE IS FLOURISHG ARY -- WH ACQUICENCE OF MANRS PENTAGON MAY BE OPPOSED TO LIFTG BAN, BUT ARMED FORC HAVE ALREADY ADAPTED
• THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ARMY SECRETARY U.S. HISTORY
• HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERAL

HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERALWAR IS BORG·FOLLOWPUBLISHED WAR IS BORG·8 M READ·MAR 9, 2014--1LISTENSHARENO, NOT ALEXANR THE GREAT—FRERICK THE GREAT

Homosexualy is nate—at least is for me—but the social nceptn of what beg gay means has varied over we e the word “orientatn” today, 18th-century wrers would ll a “taste.

It was so wily known, the late historian Louis Crompton wrote his book Homosexualy and Civilizatn, that historians had trouble rencilg Frerick’s sexualy wh his greatns. Several bgraphi have more than a whiff of his haggraphy of the kg, historian Thomas Carlyle rejected assertns that Frerick was gay as a “thrice-abomable mor” spread by those wh a “solacement to human malice and impertent cursy.

”But even Zimmermann tried to straighten his hero, spng a dub and far-fetched theory that Frerick wasn’t gay, he jt wanted other people to thk he was. Beg whout his grap wouldn’t f the image of a ary manr, Zimmermann’s theory go—though there’s no evince Frerick was strated—so he played gay. “Frerick the Great’s reputatn as one of the world’s most famo homosexuals seems secure.

1ST OPENLY GAY COMMANR TAK HELM AT INTELLIGENCE CENTER

“This soldier, young, handsome, well ma, and who played the flute, served to enterta the prisoner more than one fashn, ” the French wrer and philosopher Voltaire a personal letter, Voltaire would pare Frerick to the gay lover of ancient Bhynian kg Nies IV. But he had already repeatedly cshed their, spe Frerick’s “greatns, ” ’s hard to see the Pssian kg beg a gay hero.

But ultimately, he is remembered as a symbol of 18th-century nservatism—which self would be overthrown by the French Revolutn and a gay hero?

But he was fely a great gay general. 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.

TRAVIS SQUADRON MANR REFLECTS ON REER AS OFFICER, GAY MAN

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. 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’.

GAY SUBCULTURE IS FLOURISHG ARY -- WH ACQUICENCE OF MANRS PENTAGON MAY BE OPPOSED TO LIFTG BAN, BUT ARMED FORC HAVE ALREADY ADAPTED

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.

THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ARMY SECRETARY U.S. HISTORY

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.

HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERAL

The first openly gay manr of the Natnal Air and Space Intelligence Center says the repeal of the natnal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy helped her be a better officer. She said the repeal of the feral policy that forced gay service members to hi their preferenc has not changed how she approach her job. Gay upl may be legally wed other stat, but their unns are not regnized Oh.

District Court cisn that led the state's refal to regnize gay marriage vlat nstutnal rights and is unenforceable. Oh voters have also rejected gay marriage. Travis squadron manr reflects on reer as officer, gay man.

That morng, however, he was a gay man who no longer had to nceal his inty thanks to the repeal of the ary’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which barred lbians, gays and bisexuals om servg openly the Uned Stat ary. At the close of a meetg that morng, Hickey said a chief master sergeant told atten, “Remember everyone, now you have to treat the gays right. You never know, Chief, who might be gay, like, you never know, your ops officer, ’” Hickey said.