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World Service,08 Mar 2013,9 mins

Gay in the US military

Witness History

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In 1975 a US airman told his superior officers he was gay, to challenge the ban on homosexuals in the military. His name was Leonard Matlovich - and he quickly became the most famous gay man in the USA.

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