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Article: Watkins, Perry 1948-1996
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- Contemporary Black Biography
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Perry Watkins 1948-1996
Military figure, entertainer
At a Glance
…
In the Army
“
Simone
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Double Jeopardy
Sources
In
My Country, My Right To Serve
, Perry Watkins-an openly homosexual U.S. Army sergeant first class-said,
“
People have asked me,
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How have you managed to tolerate all that discrimination you had to deal with in the military?
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My immediate answer to them was,
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Hell, I grew up black. Give me a break. I mean, to be discriminated against because I was gay was a joke.
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I mean,
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Oh, you don
’
t like me because I
’
m gay? Excuse me, I
’
m sorry, but
you
’
ve
got a problem.
’
”
Far from ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: A Win for Sgt. Watkins
The Washington Post;
November 8, 1990 ;
676 words
... ... homosexuals, take a look at a case called Watkins v. United States Army, which was ... case for sweeping change. Sgt. Perry Watkins is a homosexual. He disclosed that ... ever brought against him), Sgt. Watkins signed an affidavit stating that ...
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