Sergeant Leonard Matlouich anounced, "I Am a Homosexual!"

You can’t come out any louder than Sergeant Matlouich did, on the cover of Time.

In the 1970s, it wasn’t a case of “don’t ask, don't tell.” They just fuckin’ didn’t want to know!

Leonard let them know, loudly!

Leonard and I rushed off to the newsstand to get copies of Time once it hit the stands.

Walking down the street, Leonard feared he would be recognized, and equally feared he wouldn’t.

Leonard had become an activist and a celebrity.