In 1970, Tom Carpenter graduated from the Naval Academy ready to follow his family’s lineage in the military as a US Marine Corps attack pilot. Then he met Courtland Hirschi. Tom and Court fell deeply in love, keeping their illicit relationship a secret. At that time, homosexuality – if discovered – resulted in being … Continue reading
President Barack Obama continues to keep breaking some of the remaining bastions of heteronormative traditions by nominating the best men and women for the highest offices in Government who just happen to be gay or transgender. In this past week the President has proposed that Eric Fanning become the 22nd United States Secretary of the Army … Continue reading