Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
The true story of a veteran, killed for loving a woman
Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.It brings us so much joy to realize that LGBTQ Americans serving their country in the military have been able to do so openly for more than a decade.
We’re still waiting on a deluge of films that capture the experience of queer people who dared to serve before President Barack Obama championed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” No doubt those stories will have their share of harrowing–and horrifying–details.For a precursor, look no further than this 2003 drama penned by openly gay Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner.
