Sailor gay
Stripping the Harvey Milk In the US there is a stereotype/myth/whatever that sailors in the Navy tend to be gay. What is the origin of this? Is it confined to the US? Were there ever notable incidents that sparked the stereotype or is it purely imaginary?.
Anything Goes at Sea
- For centuries, LGBTQIA+ sailors served their country in silence. From the early days of Continental Navy, through USS Constitution ’s active sailing years, and into the 20th century, homosexuality was a crime subject to punishment by court martial, usually resulting in discharge. Beginning in World War II, the military instituted an outright ban on homosexual service members. 1 It wasn’t.
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