Difference between revisions of "Leonard Matlovich"
From QueerBio.com
(→Description) |
|||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Air Force officer, who shot to fame when he appeared on the front page of Time newsmagazine as a gay member of the armed forces in his fight against the anti-gay policies of the military. His subsequent fight to stay in the military despite being gay was a rallying point for the LGBTQ community. Died of | + | Air Force officer, who shot to fame when he appeared on the front page of Time newsmagazine as a gay member of the armed forces in his fight against the anti-gay policies of the military. His subsequent fight to stay in the military despite being gay was a rallying point for the LGBTQ community. Died of AIDS. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 18 July 2014
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1943 - 1988
Occupation
Military
Notable Achievements
Purple Heart, Bronze Star
Description
Air Force officer, who shot to fame when he appeared on the front page of Time newsmagazine as a gay member of the armed forces in his fight against the anti-gay policies of the military. His subsequent fight to stay in the military despite being gay was a rallying point for the LGBTQ community. Died of AIDS.
