Gay soldier dies in Afghanistan

A unit found out about a gay soldier after he was killed by an IED and his partner wrote them.

Gay soldier dies in Afghanistan

A unit found out about a gay soldier after he was killed by an IED and his partner wrote them.

Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation

(Toronto)Canada’s Federal Court says the country’s refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Canada.

Judge Yves de Montigny said Friday the board erred last February when it rejected Bethany Smith’s bid.

Smith says she fled the army instead of going to Afghanistan …

Fewer vets support ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

From a press release:

A new study about the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy questions the assumption that allowing openly gay and lesbian military personnel to serve in the U.S. armed forces could harm military readiness.

The study surveyed military personnel who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan and found …

We’re Not Alone: Anti-Gay Groups Also Target Jews

Anti-gay religious groups promote their intolerance of GLBT individuals and families, but a less prominent aspect of some such groups is antipathy toward certain religions, and even races and ethnicities.

Once example is the Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kansas. Headed by the Rev. Fred Phelps, Westboro-which is made up mostly of Phelps’ extended family-has generated headlines for picketing the funerals of gay people as well as the funerals of fallen military servicemembers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Phelps clan claim that “God hates America” because this country does not, in their view, aggressively persecute its GLBT See