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Title: National Coming Out Day Billboard ‘Ripped to Shreds’ in Memphis
Post by: Shana A on September 28, 2009, 03:38:15 PM
Post by: Shana A on September 28, 2009, 03:38:15 PM
National Coming Out Day Billboard 'Ripped to Shreds' in Memphis
September 28, 2009 by Seth Adam, GLAAD's National News Fellow
http://glaadblog.org/2009/09/28/national-coming-out-day-billboard-%E2%80%98ripped-to-shreds%E2%80%99-in-memphis/ (http://glaadblog.org/2009/09/28/national-coming-out-day-billboard-%E2%80%98ripped-to-shreds%E2%80%99-in-memphis/)
Memphis Flyer reported on Monday that a billboard which depicted a U.S. Marine alongside the words "I'm gay and I protected your freedom" was "ripped to shreds" late Friday night. The billboard was sponsored by the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC) and was meant to highlight National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.
The marine featured on the billboard is Tim Smith, a Memphis local. Smith served from 2001-2004 and was discharged under the discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy just 20 days before he was set to deploy to Iraq.
September 28, 2009 by Seth Adam, GLAAD's National News Fellow
http://glaadblog.org/2009/09/28/national-coming-out-day-billboard-%E2%80%98ripped-to-shreds%E2%80%99-in-memphis/ (http://glaadblog.org/2009/09/28/national-coming-out-day-billboard-%E2%80%98ripped-to-shreds%E2%80%99-in-memphis/)
Memphis Flyer reported on Monday that a billboard which depicted a U.S. Marine alongside the words "I'm gay and I protected your freedom" was "ripped to shreds" late Friday night. The billboard was sponsored by the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC) and was meant to highlight National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.
The marine featured on the billboard is Tim Smith, a Memphis local. Smith served from 2001-2004 and was discharged under the discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy just 20 days before he was set to deploy to Iraq.