Coming Out Day Billboard Featuring Gay Marine Torn Down In Memphis

Bianca Phillips of the Memphis Flyer reports on a Coming Out Day billboard in Memphis that was "ripped to shreds."

The billboard, paid for by the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center, featured a saluting Marine next to the text: "I'm gay and I protected your freedom."

This comes as the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is gaining traction in congress. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA), veteran of the war in Iraq and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is championing the cause in the House.

Read the entire story from the Memphis Flyer HERE.