Tag Archive: Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith

Aug 13 2012

Dubble standard: gay polical agenda

BG Tammy Smith

The Stars and Stripes posted a story about Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, the first openly gay general officer in the US Military. Though she downplayed the ‘first gay’ angle, the importance was simply unavoidable. CNN picked up the story, and OutServe provided some great pictures from the ceremony. The article at S&S generated some heated …

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Aug 12 2012

First openly gay general in the US Military

First openly gay general in the US Military, Brig Gen Tammy Smith

Brigadier General Tammy Smith is the first openly gay flag-grade officer in the US Military. At this rank, she’ll have thousands of service members quite literally looking up to her. The private ceremony included a twist on an old military tradition. Brig. Gen. Smith’s spouse ‘pinned’ her. In other words, her wife slapped the new …

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