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LGBTQ* History You Should Know

(And Probably Never Heard Of)

Before Asking - Fighting Against the Tells

Seven years before Stonewall, thirty years prior to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell -

Activists Craig Rodwell and Randy Wicker, along with a small group of others, picketed New York City’s draft board offices in 1962. The political demonstration was done to highlight the unfair persecution of gay and lesbian soldiers in the United States Military and dishonorable discharges being issued to veterans. The protesters also called out the unjust policy of releasing draft-age men’s information of their sexual orientation to employers.