TY - BOOK AU - Snyder-Hill,Stephen TI - Soldier of change: from the closet to the forefront of the gay rights movement SN - 9781612347066 AV - UB418.G38 S69 2014eb U1 - 355.0092 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Lincoln, NB PB - Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press KW - United States KW - Army KW - Officers KW - Biography KW - Gay military personnel KW - Gay men KW - Gay activists KW - Columbus (Ohio) KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - Military KW - Other KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Military Science KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies KW - Electronic books N1 - A leap of faith -- Don't say gay -- Boot camp and Bible study -- Lost and found in Iraq -- Pink triangles -- Just be you -- Back in the saddle, back in the closet -- This looks like a gay dude's house -- Jessica Josh -- Cemetery ceremony and insensitive sensitivity -- The debate -- The fallout -- The lawsuit -- Prepping for the public eye -- Did Rosa Parks have a roommate? -- The right to hyphenate -- Presidential momentum -- One year of freedom -- All aboard the C-Bus of love -- Chariots and superheroes -- Activism vs. politics -- Trust the power of your voice N2 - When ""Don''t Ask, Don''t Tell, "" the official U.S. policy on gays serving in the military, was repealed in September 2011, soldier Stephen Snyder-Hill (then Captain Hill) was serving in Iraq. Having endured years of this policy, which passively encouraged a culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate (held two days after the repeal). In the video he asked for the Republicans'' thoughts regarding the repeal and their plans, if any, to extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the au UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=826885 ER -