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September 20: We Refused to Keep Hiding

There was a time when serving your country and openly admitting you were gay could cost you your military career. On September 8, 1975, decorated U.S. Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich appeared on the cover of TIME magazine with four words that were impossible for America to ignore: “I Am a Homosexual.” At a time when many LGBTQ+ Americans remained closeted because being open could cost them their jobs, families, housing and safety, Matlovich made his identity national new