'That was the slogan, but not much had changed.' 'The big joke through the military became: 'It's OK to be gay,'' Lee said. 'I don't know what's more courageous: to pretend and stay in so that I can serve my country and make that sacrifice of who I am to serve my country, or to stand up for who I am and what I believe and say, 'you know what, you're system doesn't work for me, because I'm not going to denounce myself and pretend I'm not proud.' ' But this is who I have to be right now,' Lee said. 'It's something you had to come to terms with. The stigma was still there, and gay service members still felt they had to hide.
20, 2011, the attitude toward homosexuals hadn't changed much, she said.
With the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' on Sept.
