Today in history, 1975: Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich is administratively discharged after publicly declaring his homosexuality. He had outed himself via a letter to his commanding officer and appeared on the cover of Time Magazine with the headline, “I Am a Homosexual.” /1
Today in history, 1975: Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich is administratively discharged after publicly declaring his homosexuality. He had outed himself via a letter to his commanding officer and appeared on the cover of Time Magazine with the headline, “I Am a Homosexual.” /1
📸 Photo circa 1970 by Art Zelin/Getty Images
📸 Photo circa 1970 by Art Zelin/Getty Images
He was 89.
He was 89.
He embodied everything we value and search for now . 💔
He embodied everything we value and search for now . 💔
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