Interview w/ wife of 1st openly gay general to attend State of the Union - Outside The Wire via @reporterjoe

Outside The Wire – Wife of 1st openly gay general to attend State of the Union

Interview w/ wife of 1st openly gay general to attend State of the Union - Outside The Wire via @reporterjoe

Wife of 1st openly gay general to attend State of the Union February 12th, 2013 | Outside the wire | Posted by Joe Gould Tweet Tracey Hepner, co-founder of the Military Partners and Families Coalition, pins a star onto the shoulder of her wife Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith on Aug 10. (Todd Burton/OutServe Magazine) As the same-sex spouse of the Army’s first openly gay general, Tracey Hepner’s attendance at the state of the union address tonight as a guest of the First Lady will be the pinnacle of a long journey. “Less than two years ago, I couldn’t exist, and tonight I am an invited guest, to sit beside the first lady, in her box, and personally witness the message of her husband,” Hepner told Army Times. “It is incredible.” That journey includes Don’t-Ask, Don’t-Tell repeal, implementation of that repeal, the launch of her organization the Military Partners and Families Coalitio...

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@MileHighJoe1 » 13 Feb '13, 12am
STATE OF THE UNION drinking game: a shot for every gay person Michelle Obama has near her tonight. #fuckoffh8ers [link]
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Interview w/ wife of 1st openly gay general to attend State of the Union - Outside The Wire [link] via @reporterjoe