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12 19th, 2010| 
AP – Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military is a step toward equality, advocates say, but a fight for other social changes such as gay marriage still lies ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
19
AFP – The United States stood Sunday on the cusp of letting gays serve openly in its military for the first time, as the US Congress sent President Barack Obama a bill to bring about the historic shift. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
19
AP – In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military’s 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
18
AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ended a two-day tour of Okinawa on Saturday having failed to persuade the islanders to accept his government’s plan to keep a US military base there. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
18
AP – In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise and repeal the 17-year policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
18
AFP – The US Congress gave its final approval on Saturday to President Barack Obama’s historic drive to let gays serve openly in the US military for the first time, a landmark victory for gay rights. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
18
AFP – The US Senate on Saturday backed President Barack Obama’s drive to let gays serve openly in the military for the first time in history and was set to give final congressional approval to the policy. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
18
AP – President Barack Obama is praising senators as they near passage of legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
17
AFP – Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the southern island of Okinawa to a hail of protests Friday, on a tough mission to persuade the islanders to accept the relocation of a US military base there. Read the rest of this entry »