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Army’s gay civilian leader calls his promotion ‘remarkable’
Asked if he’s had to any endure any harsh treatment at the Pentagon, Fanning says, “Careless comments, sure.”
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Is this the true cause of the uptick in anti-trans laws?
“The success of gay marriage is not the counterpoint to the rise of legislative transphobia, it is part of the cause.”
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How to move the LGBTQ community beyond the priorities of the past
Oppression operates like a wheel with many spokes. If we work to dismantle only a few specific spokes, the wheel will continue to roll over people.
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Ellen praises Obama for his work on LGBTQ rights
Obama’s response: “Nobody’s been more influential than you.”
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These gay grandfathers just got married after 46 years together
The romance began when Billy Jones was sent over to Vietnam to fight in the war.
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Obama marks 5 years since end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
He says the national defense requires the talents of every American, regardless of sexual orientation.
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Soldier of Change: From the closet to the forefront of the gay rights movement
I really hated my life. I hated living like I was in prison. It was hurting my relationship. And it was all so fucking stupid. Was this a “special privilege”? Was this about sex? I was not asking to have sex in the military. If given the chance of a rebuttal after Mr. Santorum answered my question with his “sex has no place in the military” and “gay people want special privileges” rhetoric, I would have told him that story.
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Attorney who fought ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ dies after bicycle collides with truck
SEATTLE — The bicyclist who died in a collision with a truck in downtown Seattle on Friday has been identified as a well-respected attorney who was part of the American Civil Liberties Union legal team that successfully challenged the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for gay service members.
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For gay soldiers, marriage and benefits open doors to living life more freely
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — While the military policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and the overturning of part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act opened doors more widely to gay people serving openly in the military, it didn’t mark radical changes to the way the fighting force looked or behaved. Instead, it brought the possibility of marriage and spousal benefits to …
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Holder: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay adults ‘perpetuates worst kind of stereotypes’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday took aim at the Boy Scouts of America, saying it’s refusal to allow gay and lesbian adults to serve as scout leaders “perpetuates the worst kind of stereotypes.” In remarks at an event hosted by Lambda Legal, Holder called the ban “a relic of an age of prejudice and insufficient understanding.”