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Commentary
The military asked. I told. They threw me out for “fraudulent entry.”
A veteran reflects on his love of service, his separation from the military just before Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and finding a new family in a veteran-led disaster relief organization.
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Commentary
If Trump starts a war with Iran, America won’t be in top fighting shape
While this would be the first new major conflict after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Trump has spent his time in office waging war on transgender soldiers and recruits.
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South Korea sentences soldier to jail for having sex with his partner
The country’s military penal code makes homosexual activity punishable by up to two years in prison.
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Is South Korea hunting down & persecuting gay soldiers?
Reports say military leaders are confiscating cellphones and using dating apps to lure in gay soldiers.
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Commentary
Confederate and Union: The untold history of gay Civil War soldiers
During the Civil War conventional gender roles and sexual behavior could not be strictly tethered to a heterosexual paradigm.