When the U.S. military repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” its official policy on homosexuality in the services, Capt. Stephen Snyder-Hill was serving in Iraq. After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. Snyder-Hill’s story riveted the nation’s attention from national news shows to an episode of HBO’s The Newsroom to comments…mehr
When the U.S. military repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” its official policy on homosexuality in the services, Capt. Stephen Snyder-Hill was serving in Iraq. After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. Snyder-Hill’s story riveted the nation’s attention from national news shows to an episode of HBO’s The Newsroom to comments by President Obama. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army, which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised.
STEPHEN SNYDER-HILL joined the military in 1988 and served nearly three years on active duty in Germany and fought in the first Gulf War in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait before his honorable discharge in 1996. He reenlisted in 2001 and was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn in 2010. Throughout his military career Snyder-Hill received numerous awards and decorations, including the Meritorious Service Medal.
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Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. A Leap of Faith 2. Don’t Say Gay 3. Boot Camp and Bible Study 4. Lost and Found in Iraq 5. Pink Triangles 6. Just Be You 7. Back in the Saddle, Back in the Closet 8. This Looks Like a Gay Dude’s House 9. Jessica Josh 10. Cemetery Ceremony and Insensitive Sensitivity 11. The Debate 12. The Fallout 13. The Lawsuit 14. Prepping for the Public Eye 15. Did Rosa Parks Have a Roommate? 16. The Right to Hyphenate 17. Presidential Momentum 18. One Year of Freedom 19. All Aboard the C-BUS of Love 20. Chariots and Superheroes 21. Activism vs. Politics 22. Trust the Power of Your Voice Epilogue
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. A Leap of Faith 2. Don’t Say Gay 3. Boot Camp and Bible Study 4. Lost and Found in Iraq 5. Pink Triangles 6. Just Be You 7. Back in the Saddle, Back in the Closet 8. This Looks Like a Gay Dude’s House 9. Jessica Josh 10. Cemetery Ceremony and Insensitive Sensitivity 11. The Debate 12. The Fallout 13. The Lawsuit 14. Prepping for the Public Eye 15. Did Rosa Parks Have a Roommate? 16. The Right to Hyphenate 17. Presidential Momentum 18. One Year of Freedom 19. All Aboard the C-BUS of Love 20. Chariots and Superheroes 21. Activism vs. Politics 22. Trust the Power of Your Voice Epilogue
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