A love story that had to fight for the right to exist — literally.
Tracing the U.S. military's long history of discrimination against the gay community and one couple's personal journey for acceptance.
Writing
Personal testimony woven with political history, devastatingly precise.
Production
Decades of suppressed stories finally given proper archival weight.
Direction
Jonathan Baker lets veterans speak for themselves — no filter needed.
Director
Jonathan Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references the 1993 policy that forced 14,000 service members out — many with less than honorable discharges that took decades to upgrade.
Rachel Maddow, who came out as gay while attending Stanford on a ROTC scholarship, brings firsthand understanding to her narration.
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In US and haven't found it yet. I periodically do genealogy cemetery readings. I now question a military cemetery I was at that simply had metal pipe crosses and no names on some of the graves. Called VA to ask why and was told they were dishonorably discharged. My heart just sank. I told them these people made sacrifices to serve just like every other service person and deserve to have their graves properly marked. I now wonder how many of those may have been homosexual. This is so sad.
@tlynn9819 2
How may I watch this in the UK please?
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Peter BootyBang is sooooo dreamy. 😂
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