Tor,

"He was a groomer.
and his military service wasn't impressive compare to other gay people."

I bring something up from time to time because it was an honor to have known someone.

The summer of 1975 I was in the Navy and was friends with Leonard Matlovich who was in the Air Force. Sept of that year he was on the cover of Time magazine with the caption "I am a Homosexual". Believe it or not, that was actually earth shattering news for a lot of mainstream America who believed the military was all straight.

He was the first active duty gay person to deliberately out himself to his commanding officer and bring the wrath of the military anti-gay policy onto himself. This was long before DADT when simply no gays were permitted and you had to lie to sign up and live in continual fear of being exposed. I ended being discharged the end of that year. I got 2 versions of my DD-214. One said "Homosexuality-Unfitness" and the other left that box blank. I got a General Under Honorable conditions discharge and retained all benefits.

Leo had an exemplary military record and deserved to be recognized more than he was.

He was known well by many gay people but they didn't make a movie about him.

Snoofy,

"Why would you do that, that's the part we really don't understand."

My parents split up when I was in Middle School. Couldn't live with my mom or my dad. Neither worked out.

No other relatives. No siblings or other relatives I knew.

My dad was Army all my childhood and we moved constantly so I had no stability. I dropped out of high school after 10th grade.

I turned 17 and had to get on my own. Mom was pretty messed up from the divorce and my dad couldn't relate to me so we had no relationship. After trying to live with him things began turning violent. Lost contact with him when I signed up.

Right after turning 17 I joined the Navy. My entrance exam qualified me for anything I wanted to do except nuclear.

After being assigned to a squadren (I had gone into avionics), while on a cruise I was spotted overseas coming out of a gay bar by men I worked in the same shop.

The military was about my only option I could see at the time so that's the reason I joined.

The specifics when I became sexually active is more detail than is anyone's business.

Msgt,

And all the statues removed and didn't accomplish a thing except make dems look more petty and oblivious to real problems.

They're more focused on conformity of thought and call it progress.

Even Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre left the Democratic Party.

Snoofy,

"BillJohnson...knows gays need to be kept in their place in the closet and out of the military.'

Your post was slanderous and personal.

I am resurrecting my Do Not Post lost.

You're the first name on it. Any post directed at me or about me from you will go unread.

You might actually be demon-possessed. I want no communication with you...now or ever.

Alex,

"Maybe he's the tooth fairy."

If people would suggest Trump is the antichrist, a literal figure from the Bible, its not unreasonsible to point to other Biblical entities as well

Howevern, the last I checked, the tooth fairy isn't mentioned anywhere in Scripture.