Source: Raw Story


As gay discharges continue, gay soldier is murdered

By John Byrne

Published: July 2, 2009
Updated 6 minutes ago

A 29-year-old soldier was found dead at a Southern California military base Tuesday in a suspected homicide that activists say may have been related to his sexuality.

A unnamed individual is being held as a “person of interest” in the case.

Seaman August Provost of Houston, Texas, reportedly complained to his family that was he being harrassed; his sister told a local newspaper that they’d advised him to tell his supervisor. If Provost revealed his sexuality, however, he could have been discharged from the armed services.

The news comes on the heels of the military’s recommended discharge of gay Arabic translator Daniel Choi, and discontent within the gay community about the Obama Administration’s actions on gay rights. President Obama says he will not stop the military discharges, which have resulted in the expulsion of more than 250 servicemembers since he was inaugurated in January.

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