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Retired officers Brig Gens Keh H Kerr and Virgil A Richard and Rear Adm Alan M Steman, srg 'don't ask, don't tell' policy for homosexuals ary, disclose that they are gay; say they are first generals and admiral to e out publicly and urge others to follow; hope to spur dialogue about changg policy; disclosure is part of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network drive to mark 10th anniversary of promise to let homosexuals serve ary; work says nearly 10,000 service members have been discharged for beg gay unr policy; photos (M)

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THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ARMY SECRETARY U.S. HISTORY

The U.S. Army has announced the promotn of a "gay" officer to the rank of general. by Dave Bohon * highest ranking gay military officer *

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.

I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK

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.”.

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GAY GENERAL HID PRIVATE LIFE OM ARMY FOR YEARS

But that omissn is what ma the Senate’s cisn to nfirm Fanng as the 22nd Army secretary this week such a historic moment: Fanng is now the first openly gay lear of a U.

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Ary service, and the hight-rankg openly gay Pentagon official the untry’s Senate nfirmed Fanng by unanimo voice vote on Tuday, eight months after Print Obama nomated him to replace John McHugh, who held the posn for six years.

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