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Randy Phillips
Randy Phillips (born May 8, 1990) is an airman of the United States Air Force whose coming out in September 2011 following the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy (DADT) garnered media attention. DADT had banned the service of openly gay members in the United States Armed Forces and Phillips used YouTube, under the alias "AreYouSuprised", to anonymously seek support and to document his life under the policy over several months. His videos included his coming out to his father and mother, which coincided with Phillips showing his face for the first time, and the accidental discovery of his anonymous web presence by his co-workers.
There was a wave of video postings when the military anti-homosexual policy ended, with many pointing to Phillips as their model or inspiration.〔''New York Times'': (Austin Considine, "Coming Out to the World on the Web," October 14, 2011 ), accessed January 9, 2012〕 The timing of his revelations to his family at the end of the military's restrictions on service by homosexuals made him, in one journalist's estimation, "the poster boy for the DADT repeal."〔Huffington Post: ("Randy Phillips, Gay Airman, Comes Out To Mom On YouTube," September 29, 2011 ), accessed January 9, 2012〕 Another wrote: "Phillips has masterfully used social media and good timing to place himself at the centre of a civil rights success story."〔Guelph Mercury: (Graeme Gerrard, "Archie Comics' storyline has nothing on Randy Phillips," September 29, 2011 ), accessed January 9, 2012〕
==Background==
Born Steven Randy Phillips in Eclectic, Alabama, on May 8, 1990, Phillips graduated from Elmore County High School in May 2008. His high school sports were baseball and wrestling.〔''Bay Area Reporter'': (Roger Brigham , "Airman who came out on YouTube is ready to ride," February 16, 2012 ), accessed February 26, 2012〕 He began a six-year enlistment in the U.S. Air Force on March 17, 2009. At the time, the U.S. military permitted homosexuals to serve in its ranks under its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy established in 1993, which limited service by homosexuals to those who did not reveal their sexual orientation. A statute repealing the DADT policy was enacted in December 2010, with the change in policy delayed until military and government officials certified that plans were in place for its smooth implementation.〔Stars and Stripes: (Leo Shane III, "After historic vote, focus shifts to implementing plan to let gays serve openly," December 19, 2010 ), accessed January 11, 2012〕 The date when homosexuals could serve openly in the military remained uncertain and Congressional efforts to prevent the change in policy from going into effect continued during the spring of 2011.〔Stars and Stripes: ("House panel votes to delay repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'," May 12, 2011 ), accessed January 11, 2012; Stars and Stripes: (Leo Shane III, "Lawmakers want Obama to halt DADT repeal," June 16, 2011 ), accessed January 11, 2012〕
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