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Allen R. Schindler, Jr. (December 13, 1969 – October 27, 1992) was an American Radioman Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay. He was killed in a public toilet in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan by Terry M. Helvey, who acted with the aid of an accomplice, Charles Vins, in what ''Esquire'' called a "brutal murder". The case became synonymous with the gays in the military debate that had been brewing in the United States culminating in the "Don't ask, don't tell" bill.〔 The events surrounding Schindler's murder were the subject of CBS' ''20/20'' episode and were portrayed in the 1997 TV film ''Any Mother's Son''. In 1998, ''Any Mother's Son'' won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Made for TV Movie. ==Background== Schindler was from a naval family in Chicago Heights, Illinois and was serving as a radioman on the amphibious assault ship USS ''Belleau Wood'' in Sasebo, Nagasaki. According to several of his friends, Schindler had complained repeatedly of anti-gay harassment to his chain of command in March and April 1992, citing incidents such as the gluing-shut of his locker and frequent comments from shipmates such as "There's a faggot on this ship and he should die". Schindler had begun the separation process to leave the Navy, but his superiors insisted he remain on his ship until the process was finished. Though he knew his safety was at risk, Schindler obeyed orders. While on transport from San Diego, California to Sasebo, the made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Afterward en route to Japan, Schindler made a personal prank announcement "2-Q-T-2-B-S-T-R-8” (too cute to be straight) on secure lines reaching much of the Pacific Fleet. When he appeared at captain's mast for the unauthorized radio message, he requested that the hearing be closed. It was open, with two hundred to three hundred people in attendance.〔 Schindler was put on restrictive leave and was unable to leave the ship until a few weeks after arriving at Sasebo and four days before his death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allen R. Schindler, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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