Results: California! We're First Again!

Though it was built in 2001 and even acknowledged by former presidents Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Barack Obama, a memorial for LGBTQ war veterans in California has only just been officially recognized by the most arguably liberal state in the country. A grey obelisk bearing an eagle and pink triangle, the memorial, housed in Desert Memorial Park, was signed into law as an official state memorial by Governor Jerry Brown on Monday. Are you familiar with this news?

Tom Swann Hernandez, founding chair of the veteran organization AMVETS Post 66 supported the campaign, saying in a statement to the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News: "Our perseverance has paid off. California is leading the nation by honoring the heroes, many of whom had to die in silence because they were forced to conceal their sexual orientation." Do you find this sad? (Given it is only about sexual orientation and nothing else)

Would you like to see this in your area, if there is a Veterans Cemetery?

I've seen some pretty hateful remarks regarding the LGBTQ community on Tellwut. That said, these Vets fought for your freedom, which is not free. If you do not support the LGBTQ does knowing that they fought to keep freedom going on your homeland change your mind?