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Israel Defense Forces’ Facebook entry marks LGBT pride month
The Israeli army on Monday, making note of LGBT Pride Month around the world, posted this image to its official Facebook page depicting two soldiers holding hands while walking through a street in Tel Aviv.
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Memorial Day includes gay and lesbian Americans, while the law does not
While all Americans have a right to serve openly in the military, without regard to sexual orientation, thanks to the repeal of the ‘Don’t ask don’t tell’ law, LGBT servicemembers still suffer rampant discrimination with regard to marriage equality, green card sponsorship of binational partners or spouses and a host of other missing benefits caused by lack of equality under the civil law of the U.S.A.
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U.S. Air Force Academy graduates first openly gay cadets
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In another historical moment in the post-“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era, the the U.S. Air Force Academy this week graduated its first group of openly gay cadets.
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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U.S.Senators have asked the Secretary to use his authority to streamline the process for those discharged under the repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law in order to expedite discharge paperwork changes and upgrades.
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Perkins blames Secret Service prostitution scandal on repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins claims that since the President has been “enforcing open homosexuality in our military” then he should not have been “upset” about the prostitution scandal, maintaining that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’s repeal led to “a total breakdown” in “moral order.”
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Air Force Sergeant discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to be reinstated
WASHINGTON — Staff Sergeant Anthony Loverde, who was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 2008 under the now repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, will be reinstated and will return to active duty in May 2012.
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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.
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Rick Santorum pledges to restore ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
While sitting down with Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council at the Greenwell Springs Baptist Church on Sunday, Rick Santorum doubled down on his commitment to bring back the discriminatory Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy.
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U.S. Marine homecoming kiss takes internet by storm
A U.S. marine homecoming kiss has taken the internet by storm. The image of Brandon Morgan and Dalan Wells was posted to the Facebook page of Gay Marines on Saturday, and has captured more than 3,000 comments and 14,000 “likes.”
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Bill to reinstate DADT in Oklahoma National Guard shelved in state House
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to reinstate the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the Oklahoma National Guard has been derailed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives leadership.