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Leon Panetta

  • Political Party: Democrat
  • Birth date: 6/28/38
  • Profiles: Wikipedia
  • Hagel could have ended the military’s transgender exclusion
    Commentary

    Hagel could have ended the military’s transgender exclusion

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s resignation under pressure is a setback to the effort to end the military exclusion of transgender service personnel.

    Tuesday, December 16, 2014
  • Panetta announces extended benefits to same-sex military families
    News (USA)

    Panetta announces extended benefits to same-sex military families

    Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Monday announced he will extend to nearly the full extent permitted under current law the benefits available to gay and lesbian service members and their families.

    Monday, February 11, 2013
  • Panetta poised to extend benefits to same-sex military families
    News (USA)

    Panetta poised to extend benefits to same-sex military families

    WASHINGTON – U.S. officials said Tuesday that outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of military members.

    Tuesday, February 5, 2013
  • Marines: Spouses clubs must admit same-sex spouses to remain on bases
    News (USA)

    Marines: Spouses clubs must admit same-sex spouses to remain on bases

    The U.S. Marine Corps said it has advised its legal staff that spouses clubs operating on its installations must admit same-sex spouses if they wish to remain on Marine bases. The announcement comes in response to a an ongoing controversy at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg installation in North Carolina, where the officers’ spouses club […]

    Wednesday, January 9, 2013
  • Elaine Donnelly: Gays ‘make other people feel like they are not welcome’ in the military
    LGBTQ Pride

    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.

    Thursday, June 21, 2012
  • U.S. Defense Secretary releases video honoring gay, lesbian service members
    News (USA)

    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.

    Friday, June 15, 2012
  • Pentagon to hold ‘pride’ event to honor gay, lesbian service members
    News (USA)

    Pentagon to hold ‘pride’ event to honor gay, lesbian service members

    ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday announced it will soon hold its first ever “pride” event to recognize gay and lesbian service members.

    Thursday, June 14, 2012
  • DADT discharges still discriminate; trio of U.S. Senators want problem fixed
    News (USA)

    DADT discharges still discriminate; trio of U.S. Senators want problem fixed

    In a letter Tuesday to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, three U.S.Senators have asked the Secretary to use his authority to streamline the process for those discharged under the repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law in order to expedite discharge paperwork changes and upgrades.

    Wednesday, April 25, 2012
  • SLDN marks six month anniversary of DADT, calls for equal military benefits
    News (USA)

    SLDN marks six month anniversary of DADT, calls for equal military benefits

    Servicemembers Legal Defense Network on Tuesday marked the six month anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by calling on the Defense Department to extend available benefits and support to married gay and lesbian service members and their families.

    Tuesday, March 20, 2012
  • National Guard reverses ruling and will allow lesbian, spouse to attend event
    News (USA)

    National Guard reverses ruling and will allow lesbian, spouse to attend event

    The New Hampshire National Guard on Wednesday reversed an earlier ruling that a gay Guardsman could not bring her spouse to an upcoming National Guard event, just one day after U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) contacted Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, asking him to intervene.

    Thursday, October 20, 2011
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