Posted in gays, glbt, legislation, lesbian, military on Nov 30th, 2007
Marking the 14th anniversary of legislation that allowed gay men and lesbians to serve in the military but only if they kept their orientation secret, 28 retired generals and admirals plan to release a letter on Friday urging Congress to repeal the law.
“We respectfully urge Congress to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy,” the [...]
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Posted in celebrity, gays on Mar 24th, 2007
Thinking man’s pop star Mika has revealed he’s received a death threat over his sexuality.
The singer refused to discuss whether he’s gay or not, preferring to let his camp pop do the talking – but such a stance has made some fans furious.
He reveals, “I get hate messages all the time, even a death threat. [...]
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(Note this fact: “some 10,000 troops, including more than 50 specialists in Arabic, have been discharged because of the [don't ask, don't tell] policy,” according to a 2005 audit.
These fuckwits are running a fine little war.
Jefferson)
Senior aides to the chairman of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that Marine Gen. Peter Pace won’t [...]
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