Topic: The Pentagon
US military chaplains can perform gay wedding ceremonies in states where it is legal, the Pentagon said Friday, 10 days after the end of a ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces.So far, gay marriage is legal in six US ...
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A group of U.S. service members marched in a San Diego gay pride parade on Saturday, in a demonstration organizers touted as an unprecedented step for gay and lesbian military personnel under the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ...
Pentagon study says there's no problem getting rid of discriminatory policyThe Senate is expected to vote as early as today on a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law, which bars openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving in the military.The ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift the Pentagon's ban that prevents openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. military, a decision that turns the focus on the issue to Congress when lawmakers ...
The Pentagon eased the Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell law (DADT/DHDP) which is believed to be the first step in normalizing the service of gay and lesbian members of the military. Under the old version of Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell any claim of ...
Obama said legal wrangling in the courts over the issue had created confusion for the armed forces."We need to provide certainty. And it's time for us to move this policy forward," Obama told a news conference.Speaking a day after his fellow Democrats ...
Religious groups, retirees warn of conflicts for military chaplains if 'don't ask' is repealedDozens of retired military chaplains say that serving both God and the U.S. armed forces will become impossible for chaplains whose faiths consider homosexuality a sin if the "don't ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dan Choi, a former Iraq war veteran discharged in July for being openly gay, returned to a New York City recruiting station on Wednesday to complete his application to re-enlist in the Army.But at the Pentagon, U.S. officials are ...
But the Pentagon warned that the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rule could be reinstated, depending on the outcome of pending court decisions."Recruiters have been given guidance, and they will process applications for applicants who admit they are openly gay or lesbian," ...
The Pentagon hit back Friday at accusations that its 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' survey is biased against gay troopsThe Pentagon hit back Friday at accusations that its “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” survey is biased against gay troops. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell rejected ...
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