AP – Joseph Rocha reported being cruelly hazed by Navy colleagues. Katherine Miller resigned from West Point halfway through, weary of concealing her sexual orientation. David Hall was outed by a fellow Air Force cadet and booted from the career he loved. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The Pentagon on Monday said it was unclear how soon the repeal of a ban on openly gay troops could be carried out after Congress scrapped the law in a ground-breaking vote. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A US National Guard helicopter with six people on board has crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Rights activists are comparing the lifting of a ban on gays openly serving in the US military to the fall of the Berlin Wall, hoping the move could pave the way for the legalization of gay marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Nearly one-fourth of the students who try to join the U.S. Army fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of an education system that produces graduates who can’t answer basic math, science and reading questions, according to a new study released Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning troops that the law allowing gays to serve openly in the military is not officially in effect yet. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Joseph Rocha reported being cruelly hazed by Navy colleagues. Katherine Miller resigned from West Point halfway through, weary of concealing her sexual orientation. David Hall was outed by a fellow Air Force cadet and booted from the career he loved. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama signed a new law Wednesday that will allow gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America’s military. And he urged those kicked out under the old law to re-enlist. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama signed a landmark law Wednesday repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military, fulfilling one of his major campaign pledges and casting the issue as a matter of civil rights long denied. “No longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie, or look over their shoulder in order to serve the country that they love,” Obama said. Read the rest of this entry »