LREICHEN by tim parks


EHMKUHL DOES ASK AND DOES TELL


To say that Reichen Lehmkuhl is militant when it comes to raising awareness regarding lifting the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”


policy, would not be an understatement at all. In fact, it perfectly encapsulates the 36-year-old’s passion for spreading the word on the political hot potato, which he will next address during his appearance at Deployment Vegas. The event, being held in Sin City on August 13-15, is an annual gathering for gay military men and those who champion them. Lehmkuhl, who served as a Captain in the Air Force prior to his honorable discharge,


has since spent his time in the trenches as a spokesperson for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and has a flight-themed


jewelry line, Flying Naked, with proceeds benefiting the aforementioned organization. It has been seven years since Lehmkuhl, and then partner Chip Arndt, won “The Amazing Race”; and he is now in the midst of dipping his toe back into the reality TV


pool with his appearance on the upcoming LOGO series, “The A List: New York,” which has been likened to Bravo’s popular “Real Housewives” franchise, and features him and his boyfriend Rodiney Santiago in their day-to-day existence. Lehmkuhl took time out his very busy schedule, which also includes taping of the new series and his starring role in the


off-Broadway production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding, to chat with The Rage Monthly about a number of reality-themed topics; from being affiliated as one of its stars to the realism of there being a lifting of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”


AUGUST 2010 | RAGE monthly 35


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