Gays and UFOs in the Military
The U.S. Department of Defense Directive “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” supposedly protected closeted queers, provided they stayed closeted. It ran from 1994 to 2011, but was well in place unofficially for time immemorial. Except for the part about protecting the closeted people, no one was safe if they were suspected of being light in the combat boots.“But despite what we’ve been through, nothing was worse than having served during the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ years.” Vinny Franchino, Washington Blade In any case, the celebratory union seen…
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