Army Rerve officer Tammy Smh was promoted to the posn of Brigadier General last Friday. In dog so, she beme the first gay general to serve openly the U.S. ary. Gen. Smh talks wh NPR's Lynn Neary about her reer the ary and the signifince of her recent promotn.
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- US ARMY GENERAL COM OUT AS GAY, INTRODUC HIS ‘HBAND’ AT PENTAGON GAY PRI EVENT
- ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
- TAMMY SMH: FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. GENERAL
- GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
- HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERAL
- RERVIST BE FIRST OPENLY GAY US GENERAL
- WOMAN BE FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL
US ARMY GENERAL COM OUT AS GAY, INTRODUC HIS ‘HBAND’ AT PENTAGON GAY PRI EVENT
US Army General Com Out as Gay, Introduc His 'Hband' at Pentagon Gay Pri Event * gay us generals *
US Army General Randy Taylor has now e out of the foot locker and announced he is gay. Not only that but at a Pentagon-sponsored gay pri event he also troduced his “hband” to the world. The event kicked off wh a song om a gay choir, so we have that gog for , which is nice.
Taylor, whose 27 years of service spanned an outright ban on gays, then “don’t ask, don’t tell” and fally, the ban’s liftg 2011.
Taylor was the master of ceremoni for the Pentagon’s 4th Gay Pri celebratn that shows a month of gay-themed posters and history. I don’t want to celebrate gays the ary. Their beg gay do not make them notable.
ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
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 us generals *
Lol NewsMIAMI – The diplomatic ti between the Uned Stat and Jamai uld soon be jeopardy.There are reports that Jamai is refg to accred the spoe of a gay Amerin diplomat.“Our culture is not really acceptg of ,” said Renae Stevens, who was visg the Jamain nsulate Miami Wednday.Attorney Wayne Goldg is an advisor to Jamai’s ernment.“The whole ia of legislatn to legalize same-sex marriag, I thk they still have a long way to go,” he said.
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.
JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
The U.S. Army has announced the promotn of a "gay" officer to the rank of general. by Dave Bohon * gay us generals *
The policy banned lbians, gay men and bisexuals om servg the ary. 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.
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JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay. His announcement is a first for a male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league. * gay us generals *
Ary didn’t take long for a gay officer to climb to the top of the missned ranks.
Star and Strip, the Defense Department’s semi-official newspaper, proudly reported that the Army has promoted s first homosexual officer to general stat.
TAMMY SMH: FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. GENERAL
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The paper add that the ceremony Augt 10, at which Smh was officially promoted, “marks an important tone for gay rights advot, givg the movement s most senr public ary figure. ” Acrdg to the New York Tim, Smh, a 26-year Army veteran, married homosexual activist Tracey Hepner March 2011, after they had dated for ne years.
The Tim reported that Hepner is the founr of an anizatn lled Milary Partners and Fai Coaln, which, s webse explas, exists to provi “support, rourc, tn, and advocy for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr ary partners and their fai.
Stars and Strip poted out that Smh has attempted to downplay her notoriety as the first openly homosexual general the U.
GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
SiegedSec, a group of gay furry hackers, took their skills to US ernments June, breachg agenci across five stat and to release data. * gay us generals *
The irony of that ment is that, up until the dismantlg of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) 2011, homosexual behavr had been nsired a vlatn of the valu of Ameri’s fightg force sce the natn’s foundg. But the Defense Department has somehow turned homosexualy to a liftyle worthy of celebratn among pockets of the ary. For example, as reported by The New Amerin, June Defense Secretary Leon Pata released a vio thankg homosexual ary personnel for their service to the natn — both durg and sce the repeal of DADT.
“As we regnize pri month, I want to personally thank all of our gay and lbian service members, LGBT civilians and their fai for their dited service to our untry, ” Pata said. In July, as reported by The New Amerin, Pata followed up that ngratulatns by allowg ary personnel to march uniform a San Diego “gay pri para, ” an act that is banned by ary regulatns. ), a member of the Senate Armed Servic Commtee, fired off a letter to Pata askg him why he offered a waiver of that prohibn to homosexual personnel, while at the same time allowg a Navy chapla to be punished for wearg his uniform to a pro-life event, or a Mare for attendg a Ron Pl mpaign event his uniform.
HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERAL
“If the Navy n punish a chapla for participatg a pro-life event or a Mare for participatg a polil rally, stands to reason that the Defense Department should mata the same standard and preclu service members uniform om marchg a gay pri para, ” Inhofe challenged Pata.
In a separate statement, Inhofe exprsed his ncern that the Obama admistratn “ntu to force s liberal social agenda on the ary by promotg the homosexual agenda, mandatg the e of high-st green energy iativ, pursug abortn rights, and supprsg the ee exercise of relig liberti.
” By ntrast, said Ray, “there is a two month history of open homosexual polil activy the ary, and senr Pentagon officials are llg this grand social experiment ‘participatg wh fay tradnal ceremoni. -based profsnal league to e out as gay. Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St.
RERVIST BE FIRST OPENLY GAY US GENERAL
Smh is now the first openly gay general the Uned Stat jos om the Pentagon jt a moment. If you are a gay or lbian member of the ary and have e out sce the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell, " please give a ll and tell your story at 800-989-8255.
WOMAN BE FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL
She is the first openly gay general the Uned Stat ary.
And I also read that, you know, before you were able to be openly gay the ary that, you know, a lot of thgs had to - everythg you did or thought about had to sort of be planned, a way.