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19 May 2012
Republicans hastily add anti-equal marriage coda to a defence bill 54 In a sign that equal marriage might be made a more prominent issue than previously thought, following President Obama's support for the measure, Republican-led House of Representatives have hastily added a provision on to a large-scale defence bill that would ban equal marriage ceremonies at military chapels.
27 April 2012
Gay marine accepts navy veteran’s marriage proposal at base homecoming 28 A gay US marine returning from a ten month tour of duty in Afghanistan was greeted with a marriage proposal in San Diego, California this week.
3 April 2012
Afghanistan: US military investigates soldier raising gay pride flag 41 The US military has begun formal investigations into a series of three photographs that purport to show a soldier raising a rainbow flag, signifying gay pride, allegedly at a base in Afghanistan.
7 July 2011
Appeals court rules that Pentagon must stop enforcing gay military ban 16 A US appeals court has ordered the US government to stop enforcing the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) ban on gay men and women openly serving in the military.
11 May 2011
US Navy backtracks over gay weddings on bases 13 The US Navy has reversed its plans to conduct gay weddings on bases, saying that officers need more time to look at the legal issues.
28 April 2011
US Marines begin training to accept gay soldiers 86 US Marines have begun training in preparation to accept openly gay troops.
24 August 2010
Pentagon conducts survey of military spouses on potential repeal of ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’ 6 The Pentagon has distributed a 44-question survey to 150,000 military spouses in the USA to gauge their views on potential situations that may arise should the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy be repealed.
13 August 2010
Top-ranking lesbian cadet quits West Point over anti-gay military policy + A lesbian cadet offered her resignation this week to top US military academy West Point over the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which bars openly LGBT people from serving in the US armed forces.
27 May 2010
US Congress may vote on military gay ban today 5 The US Congress is on track for taking a landmark vote over the issue of LGBT people serving in the military, according to the Associated Press.
25 May 2010
White House supports repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy 5 The White House has given its full support to legislation that would repeal the ban on openly gay people serving in the US military.

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