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November 18, 2025 31 mins

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In July of 1999, twenty-one-year-old Barry Winchell an infantry solider in the United States Army was murdered at the Fort Campbell Army base while he slept outside of his barracks by fellow soldier Calvin Glover for dating a transgender woman. Barry’s murder brought to light the military’s homophobic policy of “don’t’ ask, don’t tell” which did not allow members of the U.S. military who were homosexual, bisexual, or transgender to be open about their sexual orientation. This is the horrifying true story of United States Army solider Barry Winchell being murdered because of who he chose to love.

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The Murder of PFC Barry Winchell. The American soldier who was murdered… | by Jade Townsend | Medium

The true story of a veteran, killed for loving a woman - Queerty

Soldier Killed by Another Because He Dated a Transgender Woman | by Criminal Matters | Medium

Fort Campbell Army Pfc. Barry Winchell Died of Injuries Sustained in a Baseball Bat Attack in the Barracks; Calvin Glover Sentenced to Life in Prison (July 5, 1999) – MILITARY JUSTICE FOR ALL

Getting at the complex truth of a soldier's story - Los Angeles Times

Remembering Pfc. Barry Winchell on the 10th Anniversary of His Murder | HuffPost Latest News

CNN.com - US - Family of murdered gay soldier sues U.S. Army for wrongful death - 26 April, 2000

Don’t Ask, Don’t Kill: Inside the Murder of Solider Barry Winchell | Vanity Fair

Remembering Soldier Barry Winchell's Tragic Death

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