Miriam Ben-Shalom (Hebrew: מרים בן שלום; born May 3, 1948) is an Israeli-American educator, activist and former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army. After being discharged from the military for homosexuality in 1976, she successfully challenged her discharge in court and returned to military service in 1987—the first openly gay person to be reinstated after being discharged under the military's policy excluding homosexuals from military service.
Miriam Ben-Shalom (Hebrew: מרים בן שלום; born May 3, 1948) is an Israeli-American educator, activist and former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army. After being discharged from the military for homosexuality in 1976, she successfully challenged her discharge in court and returned to military service in 1987—the first openly gay person to be reinstated after being discharged under the military's policy excluding homosexuals from military service.
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