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BREAKING: Lesbian Air Force Major, DADT Repeal Advocate Killed in Action 

BREAKING: Lesbian Air Force Major, DADT Repeal Advocate Killed in Action 

Adrianna Vorderbruggen and family

Air Force Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen was one of six Americans killed in a suicide bomber attack in Bagram, Afghanistan, on Monday. 

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A pivotal advocate for ending the military's policy known as "don't ask, don't tell" was killed in action Monday when a motorcycle bomb detonated in Bagram, Afghanistan, reports CNN.

Air Force Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen was one of six American service members killed in Monday's suicide attack. CNN described Vorderbruggen as a "pioneer in the protest against the military's former [DADT] policy," noting that she was one of the first service members to marry her same-sex partner after the ban was lifted in 2011. Vorderbruggen is survived by her wife, Heather, and the couple's son, Jacob.

LGBT service member group Military Partners and Family Coalition confirmed Vorderbruggen's death with a memorial post on Facebook Tuesday morning, then issued a more complete statement in a Facebook note this afternoon.

The news was confirmed the same day that President Obama reflected on the five-year anniversary of DADT's demise, saying in a Facebook post that he "couldn't be prouder" of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans "in uniform who make our military even stronger."

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Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.
Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.