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Rob Smith

Rob Smith is a gay Iraq war veteran, writer, lecturer, and LGBT activist. He has written for The Huffington Post, The Advocate, Metro Weekly, and CNN.com, among others. His memoir, "Closets, Combat, and Coming Out: Coming of Age as a Gay Man in the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Army" will be

released in February 2014 via Blue Beacon Books.  He can be reached at RobSmithOnline.com and on Twitter @robsmithonline.

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