The Gay Blue Line in Alabama

Brett Jones, sheriff-elect of Madison County, Alabama.
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Seems like butch gay men are coming out all over the place nowadays.  Your Head Trucker is fine with that.  About damn time!

Brett Jones, former U.S.. Navy SEAL, was elected last week as the first openly gay sheriff in Alabama, defeating a two-term Republican incumbent.  This is in Madison County, up on the Tennessee border, the seat of which is the "Rocket City," Huntsville, home of NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, and a branch of the University of Alabama.  Local news station WAFF (NBC) reports:

Jones grew up in a deeply religious military family. In 2014, he published Pride: The Story of the First Openly Gay Navy SEAL, a memoir about coming to terms with his sexuality as well as his struggle to serve in the military during the Don't Ask, Don't Tell era. He discusses being interrogated by the Navy in this 2014 interview:

Jones was honorably discharged in 2003, afterwards serving for 13 years on the Global Response Staff of the CIA.  According to the back of the dust jacket on his book, Jones lives with his husband, a former police sergeant, and their son. The couple founded and operated a private security company in Madison County. 

In 2015, after the Obergefell decision came down, Jones made this video addressing people who had religious objections to same-sex marriage:

I don't know how to make "shorts" embed in the blog here, but he made several for the campaign just ended.  Here's one that shows him off to good advantage:

Brett Jones - Flock cameras

And another with scenes from his SEAL days:

Vote Brett Jones

Sure seems like a fine man to me!  Good luck to him in his new job.

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