Seeking Witness & Documentation Of Anti-Gay Abuse During War

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Seeking Witness & Documentation Of Anti-Gay Abuse During War Hello, I am gathering information regarding the abuse of gay American soldiers during wartime (WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc), by their own hetero "comrades in arms". Examples would be: setting up a gay soldier to be killed by the enemy, or friendly fire. And other (less morbid) forms of physical and verbal abuse. Anyone can send me an account of their personal witness, anonymously. I already have documented one account of a gay marine being pushed overboard to his death during the Vietnam "crisis"…which was written up as an "accident" because he was supposedly drunk, and slipped over the rail. That is what I want: real evidence of serious abuse, nothing petty like pissing into someone’s coffee, or slipping a bible under a pillow. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. I don’t care what color or gender these brave Thracians (my word for gay warriors) were, either. And, while I’m at it, I invite anyone to visit the following web page of one of our most heroic, decorated soldiers during the Vietnam war (Randolph Louis Taylor)…and, he’s also gay…and became a gay activist after returning home. Some of us older folks may remember the news coverage of his valiant 40-day fast in 1984, in a desperate attempt to have Nam Vet representation in the form of a 15-minute speech at the S.F. Democratic Convention. (He seemed to have finally "won" after almost starving to death…but at the very last moment, was betrayed by the Democratic Party, not by democrats.) Later in Jan. 1985, he shot himself at "The Wall", and survived the ordeal. (Most likely cause was mismedication by doctors at the hospital, and medical neglect…which exacerbated a deep depression for which he sought some help…and again, was betrayed.) I flew out to stand by his side at the VAMC, to assist a rapid recovery. This made the national news, too. (For him, not me.) Here’s the URL: The Somalian Affair http://gay-bible.0catch.com/somalia/index_somalia.htm The reason "Somalia" is in the title, is because I honored my buddy’s memory by supporting our soldiers in Somala in 1992…by sending news articles about him, and letters from him in a gift packet (that also contained other articles, letters, and decals relating to my own activism, and the gay/military issue). P.S.: I have already posted this request to all relevant military newsgroups. — Lavender-Velvet Revolution http://surf.to/gaybible

Response:

I can see it now, a History Channel exclusive, "Fudge Packers of the 101st Air Born, the Flaming Fighters". Who cares, really who cares?

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