In July of 1999, twenty-one-year-old Barry Winchell an infantry solider in the United States Army was murdered at the Fort Campbell Army base while he slept outside of his barracks by fellow soldier Calvin Glover for dating a transgender woman. Barry’s murder brought to light the military’s homophobic policy of “don’t’ ask, don’t tell” which did not allow members of the U.S. military who were homosexual, bisexual, or transgender to be open about their sexual orientation. This is the horrifying true story of United States Army solider Barry Winchell being murdered because of who he chose to love.
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The Murder of PFC Barry Winchell. The American soldier who was murdered… | by Jade Townsend | Medium
The true story of a veteran, killed for loving a woman - Queerty
Soldier Killed by Another Because He Dated a Transgender Woman | by Criminal Matters | Medium
Getting at the complex truth of a soldier's story - Los Angeles Times
Remembering Pfc. Barry Winchell on the 10th Anniversary of His Murder | HuffPost Latest News
CNN.com - US - Family of murdered gay soldier sues U.S. Army for wrongful death - 26 April, 2000
Don’t Ask, Don’t Kill: Inside the Murder of Solider Barry Winchell | Vanity Fair
Remembering Soldier Barry Winchell's Tragic Death
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