Only 15 years ago, Chief Master Sgt. Jeremiah Grisham never imaged he’d be where he is today: the top enlisted lear for the 521st Air Mobily Operatns Wg at Ramste. As far as he knows, he’s the only openly gay mand chief the Air Force.
Contents:
- OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
- GAY SERGEANT CHALLENG THE AIR FORCE
- AIR FORCE HONORS GAY RIGHTS IN THE SERVICE KICKED OUT 1975
OPENLY GAY AIR FORCE MAND CHIEF AT RAMSTE LENDS VOICE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PRI MONTH
Last week, the U.S. Air Force announced the lnch of two new diversy and cln programs, cludg a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and * gay in the air force *
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Air Force announced the lnch of two new diversy and cln programs, cludg a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer/Qutng iative team (LIT) and the Indigeno Natns Equaly Teams (INET). Sce 2011, openly gay, lbian and bisexual men and women have been permted to serve the ary.
It wasn’t until 1982 that the ary enacted a policy explicly banng gay men and lbians om their ranks. And the early 1940s, was classified as a mental illns, disqualifyg gay men and lbians om service.
GAY SERGEANT CHALLENG THE AIR FORCE
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Eighteen years later, Congrs repealed the policy, allowg openly gay, lbian and bisexual people to serve the ary.
This allowed lbian, gay and bi-sexual ary members to serve openly the U. Grisham hop his experience of servg the Air Force for more than 20 years as a gay airman n reassure and spire other LGBTQ ary personnel.
As far as he knows, he’s the only openly gay mand chief the Air Force. Until 2011, when the repeal of the ary’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy took effect, openly gay and lbian people were barred om servg the U. Nor did beg gay hr his advancement opportuni his 20-pl years the Air Force.
AIR FORCE HONORS GAY RIGHTS IN THE SERVICE KICKED OUT 1975
Gay and lbian service members have largely found acceptance the ary, he said. Grisham, as far as he knows, is the only openly gay mand chief the Air Force. 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. 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.