Will Rollins: “Our military prevented people who were gay from enlisting…”

“I was a junior in high school and seeing the North Tower collapse and having an instinct of wanting to serve in the military, but knowing deep down that I was gay, I hadn't told anybody. And knowing that Our military prevented people who were gay from enlisting [after September 11]. and also knowing that they did that because of a purported threat to national security.” (14:40–14:45)

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