DYK U.S. military forces gave a blue #DishonorableDischarge to 100,000 #lesbians & #gays by 1980? They informed their home community to make it hard for #queers to find work, go to school, or get insurance & no unemployment benefits! HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #queerhistory.

DYK WWII, U.S. military hospitalized many #queers & #lesbians for months before #DishonorableDischarge? Some “hospitals” were outdoor pens w/signs such as “QUEER STOCKADE” or “QUEER BRIG”. Officials often paraded the inmates in front of other soldiers to humiliate them.