@DarrellIssa.I was discharged from the Navy for being gay, and fought to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. I know what it means to be a patriot.Issa voted against the 1/6 commission.
That’s not patriotism.Join us: https://t.co/ZY7kwebX1J pic.twitter.com/DBVQ2VX0Oc— Joseph C Rocha (@Joseph_C_Rocha) August 2, 2021In the advert, Rocha recalls his childhood.
His mom struggled with addiction. When she was arrested, he went to live, aged around seven, with his dad in Riverside.“Ten years later I came out.
And had to move out.”On his eighteenth birthday, in 2004, Rocha joined the US Navy and served as a bomb dog handler. However, three years later, in 2007, he was kicked out of the navy because of his sexuality.