Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Steffan

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 19:15, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Joseph Steffan

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• ... that before being forced to resign from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 for homosexuality, Joseph Steffan sang the U.S. National Anthem at two Army–Navy games?

• Reviewed: Marktkirche, Wiesbaden

Created/expanded by Bmclaughlin9 (talk). Self nom at 22:12, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

• Significantly enlarged, thus long enough, sourced. I'd preffer another hook to focus the almost life-long effort of Joseph Steffan in the LGBT rights movement but the suggested one is sourced and can tease more attention, I am not sure; anyone else might say?Aloysius (talk) 09:55, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

I prefer hooks that grab as much attention as possible, but perhaps:

ALT1: ... that Joseph Steffan sang the U.S. National Anthem at two Army–Navy games before being forced to resign from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 for homosexuality and becoming a gay activist?

Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 22:27, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

It is fine with me. I think it is ready to go. Aloysius (talk) 09:17, 27 March 2012 (UTC)