For gay upl hopg for a ary burial, the fight for love don't end wh ath | CNN

Contents:

• 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

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.

ARMY WIV HIGHLIGHTS GAY MILSPO

“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.

FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH

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. 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.