“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was officially repealed by the Obama administration on Sept. 20, 2011.
This tombstone, meant to be a memorial to all gay veterans, does not have a name, only these haunting words. It’s the resting place of Leonard Matlovich, who in 1975 became the first gay service member to purposely out himself to the military as a protest of its ban on gays serving.
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