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Keith Meinhold
Keith Meinhold (born c. 1963) is a veteran of the U.S. Navy who successfully challenged the Navy's attempt to discharge him for coming out as gay in 1992 and ended his Navy career in 1996, one of the first openly gay U.S. servicemembers to be honorably discharged.
==Early career==
Volker Keith Meinhold grew up in Stuart, Florida. On April 10, 1980, at the age of 17, rather than repeat the 11th grade at Martin County High School,〔''Orlando Sentinel'': ("Mother Backs Son's Challenge On Military's Ban Against Gays," November 29, 1992 ), accessed March 20, 2012〕 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.〔''New York Times'': (Jane Gross, "Gay Sailor, Blazing Path for Others, Returns to Base After Court Order," November 13, 1992 ), accessed March 20, 2012〕 He realized he was gay after enlisting〔 and came out to his family in 1990 at Christmas.〔
During his first decade of service in the Navy, Meinhold received merit promotions and was commended in his performance evaluations for "outstanding job performance," "positive influence on squadron morale," and "excellent rapport with both seniors and his peers." He left the Navy in July 1985 and re-enlisted in October 1985. He worked as a flight sonar analyst and instructor at Moffett Field Naval Air Station, near San Jose, California, where, according to later court filings, he was "consistently praised by students for his teaching abilities."〔 Meinhold flew missions throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. He supervised a team of 32 Navy instructors and was recognized as "Aircrew Instructor of the Year".〔Palm Center: (Rhonda Evans, "U.S. Military Policies Concerning Homosexuals: Development, Implementation and Outcomes" ), accessed March 20, 2012〕 In September 1991, he was awarded the title "Master Training Specialist", an honor granted to those rated in the top ten percent of all Navy instructors.〔Stanford Law School: (''Meinhold v. Department of Defense'', January 25, 1993 ), accessed March 20, 2012〕
Meinhold worked with a group that helped gays being discharged from the Navy find employment. They were overwhelmed by anti-homosexual campaigns–he called them "witch hunts"–on certain ships, the USS ''Blue Ridge'' (LCC-19) and USS ''Independence'' (CV-62). He contacted the Human Rights Campaign about the problem and they arranged for him to speak with the media about the witch hunts and about being gay in the Navy.〔 On May 19, 1992, he declared his homosexuality in an interview on the ABC News program ''World News Tonight'' when he told a television interviewer: "Yes, in fact, I am gay."〔''New York Times'': ("Reinstated Gay Sailor Revels in Navy Routine," November 2, 1992 ), accessed March 20, 2012〕〔
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