Here's What We'll Say

Publication Date: OCTOBER 2006
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HERE’S WHAT WE’LL SAY
Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Air Force Academy
Reichen Lehmkuhl is perhaps best known for ambition, intelligence and athleticism that won him the grand prize on CBS’s "Amazing Race". After winning the $1,000,000 prize, Reichen has gone on to find success acting in both television and film, and has become active in several charity organizations. However, Reichen played the biggest role of his life long before his professional acting debut, when he had to hide his sexuality to comply with the Air Force’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
After discussing the defining moments from his childhood—his difficulty fitting in, the beginning of his own realization of his attraction to the same sex, how he overcame the bullies who taunted him because of his scrawny appearance and reserved behavior—Lehmkhul takes us on the journey that lead him to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
But what happens when Cadets, who are already committed to serving their nation’s military, figure out that they are in fact gay? When there is no way out and survival is the only option, a new and unique Code of Conduct emerges, with its own gay leaders to enforce it.
In Here’s What We’ll Say Reichen tells the story of his experience at the Air Force Academy as one of those leaders whose mission it was to protect a large group of men and women from the tortuous enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Lies, deceit, jealousy, love affairs, and fear were all part of living in this underground world. His story embodies the tough decisions and sacred promises made among the Cadets at secret meetings where they all agreed, “Here’s what we’ll say…”—a promise so sacred, that the group had it inscribed on the inside of their class rings.
Reichen Lehmkuhl is a graduate of the Air Force Academy, attained the rank of Captain in the Air Force, is a successful entrepreneur, an international model, a flight instructor, winner of CBS’s “Amazing Race,” and a Gay Rights Advocate. Reichen has produced and starred in his own television show on the Q Television Network, “The Reichen Show”. He has appeared on other television shows such as The Drew Carey Show, Frasier, The Young and The Restless, Days of Our Lives, and several others. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
HERE’S WHAT WE’LL SAY
Reichen Lehmkuhl
Carroll & Graf
OCTOBER 2006
ISBN: 0-78671-782-3
For more information, please visit www.reichen.us
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