Gays in the ranks: Who cares?
About three fourths of military personnel say they would be fine with serving alongside out gays and lesbians. So why can't they?
Brian Fricke wanted to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served as a sergeant in the Marines. So he joined the elite fighting corps in 2000.
Fricke knew, even as a teenager, that to join the armed forces meant giving up personal freedoms. What he didn't realize was how much more difficult that would be for a gay man--who would have to be closeted.
Two years later, while he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Fricke had had ...
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