Francisco to raise awareness about AIDS/HIV, he later died of the deadly disease himself. On his tombstone he quotes “When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” This quote has a very powerful hidden message behind it and shows the depth of how many lives were torn apart all because of one little part of themselves. All of these men and women were not only courageous in the fact that they put their lives on the line so Americans could have theirs, but also they were willing to sacrifice everything they had worked for by being themselves and not hiding who they are. Perry Watkins was an African American man in the army who dressed up in drag and performed shows for his comrades. Grether Cammermeyer was an army nurse that was awarded the Bronze Star in 1968, but when they found …show more content…
If any service personnel were discovered to be transgendered they were considered disorderly, and that they were part of a disease called disorder of impulse control. Most often they were taunted with needing psychiatric help. In the old days, most people would associate any type of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD for short) with homosexuals. This next law carries into today even though anyone is a target for STD’s if you are not proactive in practicing safe sex. HIV members are not allowed to enlist in the military and those who are in the military currently and have already tested positive are tested again every two years. They undergo a medical evaluation to deem that they are still fit to proceed in the military. According to They are restricted to assignments only in the U.S. that are often labeled as the dirty work and they are prohibited from being deployed overseas. They will be criminally prosecuted if they fail to disclose their status to sexual partners or they engage in unprotected