Gay Army General Reflects on Supreme Court's Historic Ruling

Military.com ^ | June 29, 2015 | Bryant Jordan

[QT3.14]

The first general officer to come out as gay following the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2011 says the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the country makes "a positive difference in many service members' lives" for practical and heartfelt reasons.

"The practical impact is uniformity in the recognition of family," Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith told Miltary.com. "The heartfelt impact is that every family matters, regardless of who you marry."

Smith, who married Tracey Hepner in 2012 at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, was at Brooks Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, as the keynote speaker marking Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month when she received word on Friday that the high court made same-sex marriage the law of the land.

[freedumb2003]

>>Handbaskets are selling fast.<<

The worst week in American history including 9/11.

This week will kill millions of babies, allow foreigners to set our agenda and destroys the fabric of America.

The destruction is in place — the cost is liberty, the price, our souls.

[Viennacon]

She dishonors the uniform

[Ronald_Magnus]

After he was drummed out, I’m betting Lt. Enslin was thinking “100 years from now, no one will ever remember this.”.....Surprise!

[Iron Munro]

Try winning wars with a military primarily comprised of homosexuals, she-men, transvestites, transgenders, pederasts, zoophiles and other sexual deviates.

[jjotto]

Try winning wars with a military primarily comprised of homosexuals...

Worked pretty well for ancient Greeks and Japanese samurai, at least for a while.

[Bigg Red]

Amen!

[Bigg Red]

All part of the plan to leave us defenseless against enemies.

[Bigg Red]

Welcome to the new army.

[knarf]

I was in 65 - 67 ... ain't NUTHIN' like I remember

[Mariner]

What did she do to earn her star?

[central_va]

We haven’t even got to “climate change” regulations by EO yet.

[CodeToad]

Just goes to show that security investigations are really not that thorough.