Birth Name:

Leonard Matlovich

Male

Birth Date:

Tue, Jul 06, 1943

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Age:

80

Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

Astrology Data:

Sun

13°

Can

42'

About Leonard Matlovich

Technical Sergeant Leonard Phillip Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) was an American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was the first gay service member to purposely out himself to the military to fight their ban on gays, and perhaps the best-known openly gay man in the United States of America in the 1970s next to Harvey Milk. His fight to stay in the United States Air Force after coming out of the closet became a cause célèbre around which the gay community rallied. His case resulted in articles in newspapers and magazines throughout the country, numerous television interviews, and a television movie on NBC. His photograph appeared on the cover of the September 8, 1975, issue of Time magazine, making him a symbol for thousands of gay and lesbian servicemembers and gay people generally. Matlovich was the first named openly gay person to appear on the cover of a U.S. newsmagazine. According to author Randy Shilts, "It marked the first time the young gay movement had made the cover of a major newsweekly. To a movement still struggling for legitimacy, the event was a major turning point." In October 2006, Matlovich was honored by LGBT History Month as a leader in the history of the LGBT community.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Official website

• GLBT Historical Society (San Francisco); holds the personal papers and memorabilia of Leonard Matlovich (Collection No. 1988-01)

• Honor Roll: Gay Veterans Gather To Honor those Who Served Metro Weekly (November 9, 2006)

• "Leonard Matlovich" glbthistorymonth.org (October 7, 2006)

• Exhibit puts history of gay veterans on view Army Times (June 16, 2007)

• Gay Veterans Gather to Honor Their Own Washington Post (November 12, 2008)

• Leonard Matlovich at IMDb

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Leonard Matlovich: Sun 13 Cancer, Moon 28 Leo, Mercury 0 Cancer, Venus 28 Leo, Mars 29 Aries, Jupiter 1 Leo, Saturn 19 Gemini, Uranus 6 Gemini, Neptune 29 Virgo, Pluto 6 Leo, Mercury Square Neptune, Sun Semi Square Venus, Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Sextile Mars, Mercury Semi Sextile Jupiter, Venus Trine Mars, Venus Semi Sextile Neptune, Mars Square Jupiter, Mars Quincunx Neptune, Jupiter Sextile Neptune, Jupiter Conjunct Pluto, Saturn Semi Square Pluto, Uranus Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Leonard Matlovich: July 6 births, LGBT rights activists from the United States, 1988 deaths, Georgia, AIDS-related deaths in California, LGBT people from Georgia (U.S. state), 1943 births, People excommunicated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gay military personnel, LGBT Latter Day Saints, American military personnel discharged for homosexuality, 20th-century LGBT people, Burials at the Congressional Cemetery, United States Air Force non-commissioned officers, Military personnel from Savannah, United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War