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Advocacy groups for gay, lesbian service members to join forces
WASHINGTON — Two gay rights advocacy groups that fought to bring about an end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the U.S. military’s former ban on openly gay service members, announced Monday plans to merge into a single organization.
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A history lesson for Linda Harvey and the ‘religious Reichwing’
Hey Linda: You’ve been spouting off at the mouth a lot of utter nonsense about how dangerous it is to allow gays in the military. … Linda, some of the most powerful, victorious, and abundantly brave – breathtakingly heroic actually – armies in history had in their rank and file – and leadership – gay men. … And now with your ignorance and hate you demean their memory and you scorn those who want to wear a uniform of honor in order to serve this country and risk their very all to do so. How dare you.
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Pentagon holds first ever pride event honoring gay, lesbian service members
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a Pentagon auditorium Tuesday that normally seats 350 persons, a standing room only crowd celebrated as the U.S. Department of Defense marked “LGBT Pride Month” for the first time in its history.
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Linda Harvey: Honoring LGBT Pride at the Pentagon is a ‘Sad time for the United States’
Today, the Pentagon will hold its first ever event honoring LGBT pride month and Linda Harvey is predictably outraged, calling it ” yet another low level of ungodliness” reached by the Obama administration and a “sad, sad time for the United States”:
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Anti-gay hazing, attempted rape of sailor leads to firing of top Navy officer
NORFOLK, Va. — A sailor targeted for harassment aboard the nuclear submarine USS Florida became the center of a homophobic hazing case that led to the firing of the vessel’s top enlisted officer.
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Mullen to headline event celebrating anniversary of DADT repeal
WASHINGTON — The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who played a key role in the legislative repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is set to appear at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the end to the military’s gay ban.
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Elaine Donnelly: Gays ‘make other people feel like they are not welcome’ in the military
Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness, who supports the ban on gays in the military, accused the LGBT community of trying to “make other people feel like they are not welcome” in an interview Tuesday with Janet Parshall.
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Israeli politician: Army must not enlist gays
JERUSALEM — In an interview broadcasted yesterday in the parliamentary Knesset Channel, Member of Knesset Uri Ariel from the right-wing National Union party said that he is against the Israeli army’s policy of enlisting LGBT people.
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Pentagon general counsel to keynote Defense Department Pride event
WASHINGTON — Pentagon general counsel Jeh Johnson is set to keynote a Pride celebration for gay service members and LGBT civilians next week, the Washington Blade has learned.
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U.S. Defense Secretary releases video honoring gay, lesbian service members
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Friday released a video recognizing June as LGBT Pride Month, and thanked the families of gay and lesbian service members and LGBT civilians.