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.
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- ARMY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY GENERAL RETIR AFTER SPIRG OTHERS
- ARMY WIV HIGHLIGHTS GAY MILSPO
- FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
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... * army wives gay *
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. 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.
ARMY WIV HIGHLIGHTS GAY MILSPO
“People mt fd fort and ph back some of that ternalized homophobia, and build a b on the journey between hont and thentic. The signifince of playg one of the first gay ary characters primetime is not lost on Mart.
” The waterworks stem om the fact that Lorrae “don’t pletely accept that her dghter is gay, ” says Mart.
” Mart not that this choice to st agast type — LuPone is an outspoken advote for gay rights — ma for a “different dynamic that was really fun to play. It’s no cince that s first season sce the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), the show is featurg s first gay ary uple. I, for one, appld "Army Wiv" for workg gay spo/signifint others to the plot.
FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
As time go on, more and more gay service members will e out of the closet. This also means that more gay spo and signifint others will be officially jog our ranks. Maybe I am givg the show too much cred, but may be able to help make the transn for gay ary spo easier.
And perhaps makg MilSpoe viewers aware of the unique issu facg gay ary spo will help foster unrstandg and acceptance wh the muny -- potentially makg the post-DADT transn easier, at least for spo. What do you thk about the prence of gay ary upl on Army Wiv?
Do you agree that the show is dog the ary spoe muny a service by featurg gay service members and signifint others? upgra her secury ratg and dog so tells an vtigator she's gay.