How A Gay Pssian Who Spoke No English Beme A Hero Of The Amerin Revolutn - Journalnews

Contents:

• THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
• FRIEDRICH VON STBEN: THE OPENLY GAY WAR HERO WHO WHIPPED THE CONTENTAL ARMY INTO SHAPE
• VALLEY FE PARK TALK FOC ON GAY REVOLUTNARY WAR GENERAL
• GAY MEN UNR THE NAZI REGIME
• GAY RIGHTS

THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY

In an era before gay marriage or open pri, ary men fell love, formed passnate iendships and had same-sex enunters.

FRIEDRICH VON STBEN: THE OPENLY GAY WAR HERO WHO WHIPPED THE CONTENTAL ARMY INTO SHAPE

Historians also thk he was homosexual—and served as an openly gay man the ary at a time when sex between men was punished as a crime. ”After the war, von Stben legally adopted both men—a mon practice among gay men an age before same-sex marriage was legal. John Mulligan, who was also gay, served as von Stben’s secretary and is thought to have had a relatnship wh the baron.

VALLEY FE PARK TALK FOC ON GAY REVOLUTNARY WAR GENERAL

Durg von Stben’s lifetime, the ncept of gay marriage, gay pri or g out was unthkable and there was no language or open culture of homosexualy.

GAY MEN UNR THE NAZI REGIME

But historil homosexual relatnships were actually don’t mean beg gay was ndoned: Sodomy was a crime lonial Ameri. It was enacted by Print Bill Clton 1993, as a way of “liftg” the ban on homosexual service members that was put place after World War II.

Walker and North lived wh him, along wh another Revolutnary War veteran, John Mulligan, who was also thought to be gay.

GAY RIGHTS

While acceptance of LGBT people may feel like only h s stri recent years (and may still be set back), homosexualy has always been a part of Ameri.

Son of Print John Adams, Charl Adams his youth beme a protégé of Friedrich von Stben and would grow fortable his own homosexualy. “I am gay and I fly the flag of pri and liberty for all of , ” Ross said, acrdg to Lanr, who says Ross revealed she was part of an unrground gay and lbian muny the late 18th century.