Leonard Matlovich is buried the Congrsnal Cemeteray beneath a grave stone that reads, “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.”
Contents:
- LEONARD MATLOVICH TOMBSTONE: GAY VIETNAM VETERAN'S GRAVE RURFAC IN REDD ONLE DISCSN (PHOTO)
- FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
- THE HISTORY BEHD FAMO ‘GAY VIETNAM VETERAN’ HEADSTONE
- MEET THE GAY VIETNAM VETERAN WHOSE GRAVE IS A BEAN FOR HOPE
- LEONARD MATLOVICH: THE GAY MILARY HERO YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF
- THE HISTORY BEHD FAMO ‘GAY VIETNAM VETERAN’ HEADSTONE
LEONARD MATLOVICH TOMBSTONE: GAY VIETNAM VETERAN'S GRAVE RURFAC IN REDD ONLE DISCSN (PHOTO)
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. * gay vietnam veteran grave *
On April 30th, the 37th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the photo of gay Vietnam veteran Technil Sergeant Leonard Matlovich's powerful tombstone rurfaced onle -- sparkg discsn of s famo phrase:"When I was the ary they gave me a medal for killg two men and a discharge for lovg one.
"Matlovich's stggle triggered a natnal movement and discsn of gay rights -- pecially the ary.
FOR GAY UPL HOPG FOR A ARY BURIAL, THE FIGHT FOR LOVE DON’T END WH ATH
The Gay Milary Hero You've Probably Never Heard Of * gay vietnam veteran grave *
Matlovich died on June 22, 1988 om plitns of HIV/AIDS after years of speakg out for the the sectn of the webse dited to the story behd tombstone, not the scriptn of his last name at the foot of the memorial is the only tie to Matlovich himself, as he wanted the stone to be a monument for all gay veterans. Campbell was the first gay veteran to secure burial rights for her spoe, and the pair were the first same-sex ary uple to be buried together at a US natnal cemetery.
THE HISTORY BEHD FAMO ‘GAY VIETNAM VETERAN’ HEADSTONE
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 the 172 natnal cemeteri the US – grounds rerved chiefly for ary members and selected fay. However, gay veterans have always fought for their right to be clud and celebrated such spac.
MEET THE GAY VIETNAM VETERAN WHOSE GRAVE IS A BEAN FOR HOPE
Their tombston shout to the silence: “Gay is good, ” reads a plaque below the grave of Frank Kameny, an inic activist, civil servant and World War II veteran.
A glossy namels marble headstone marks the grave of Leonard Matlovich, one of the first LGBTQ veterans to prott the ary’s ban on homosexualy, as one belongg to “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.
LEONARD MATLOVICH: THE GAY MILARY HERO YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF
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THE HISTORY BEHD FAMO ‘GAY VIETNAM VETERAN’ HEADSTONE
the gay rights movement, even landg him — uniform — on the ver of a. September 1975 TIME magaze issue alongsi a headle that read “I Am a Homosexual. gay rights activist the fight for the equal treatment of the LGBTQIA+.