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Podcast: Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in Aviation
Episode: WP8: Retired Air Force Colonel and Airline pilot, Julie Tizard, whose lesbian romance novel THE ROAD TO WINGS is set in Air Force Flight School, talks about being gay in the military pre-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Description: Send us Fan MailThe pre-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell days in the military were a challenge for members who wanted to serve their country but had to stay closeted. Even during DADT, they couldn’t talk openly about their families, received no dependent benefits for their spouses, and risked their careers if they were found out. In this portion of my interview with author Julie Tizard about her book The Road to Wings, she talks about what that life was like and why it was important to her to memorialize it in her book. Did y...