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GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit same-sex ceremonies on military bases
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit same-sex unions from being held on military bases.
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Study: Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ has had zero negative impact on military
LOS ANGELES — The first academic study of the effects of repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) has found that the new policy allowing openly gay service members has had no overall negative impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention or morale.
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Barbara Walters to emcee event marking anniversary of repeal of DADT
NEW YORK – Veteran journalist Barbara Walters will emcee a celebration of American troops to mark the one year anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the former ban on openly gay service members.
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Top U.S. Marine: Openly gay service members not an issue
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Marine Corps this week stressed that the integration of openly gay and lesbians into the military has gone smoothly.
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Newly pinned Brigadier General becomes first openly gay flag officer in U.S. military
ARLINGTON, Va. — Former Army Colonel Tammy Smith has become the first openly gay flag officer to come out while currently serving in the U.S. military.
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All branches of military granted permission to march in uniform at San Diego Pride Parade
SAN DIEGO — Any service member of the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force can march proudly in uniform in the military contingent at San Diego Pride on Saturday.
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U.S. Navy: Uniformed sailors can march in San Diego pride parade
SAN DIEGO — Sailors based in San Diego most definitely will be allowed to march in uniform with the military contingent at San Diego Pride on Saturday, a Navy spokesman told San Diego Gay & Lesbian News Wednesday afternoon.
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Hundreds sign up to march in San Diego Pride Parade’s military contingent
SAN DIEGO – Active-duty service members have received official approval to march in their uniforms on July 21 as part of America’s Pride Parade military contingent, San Diego Pride officials said Thursday.
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Round-up: Military benefits, Maryland opponents in debt, Spain ‘redefines’
A proposed new law would let the Army recognize the spouses of service-members for the first time ever. Anti-gay activists in Maryland collect enough signatures to force a referendum, but now they’re tens of thousands of dollars in debt. And seven years after legalizing marriage equality, Spain finally lets gay and lesbian couples into the dictionary.
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Bill introduced to offer equal benefits to gay, lesbian service members
The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has introduced a bill that would exempt the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs from the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.