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Title:

"Marine interviewed about gays in the military"

Date:
August 12, 1976

Synopsis

A Marine is interviewed about a confidential report being presented to an unnamed senator's office that suggests the government spends thousands to prove servicemen are homosexuals in the privacy of their own homes, but won't spend money to investigate potential criminal acts committed by heterosexual servicemen, such as the rape of a developmentally disabled woman in the barracks. He responds to questions from the reporter regarding whether or not gays should be allowed to serve in the military and also details the ordeal he has gone through after being suspected of being a homosexual in 1965.

Note:  The KTLA newsfilm collection at UCLA consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound.