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30 April 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Pride ban on Bradley Manning is anti-democratic’ 9 Peter Tatchell has criticised the organisers of San Francisco Pride for allegedly revoking the nomination of Private Bradley Manning as Grand Marshal for this year’s event.
15 March 2013
Gay former US Air Force Major settles ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ lawsuit 5 A former airman who was discharged from the US Air Force under ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ has settled his lawsuit against the Defense Department.
27 February 2013
Chuck Hagel confirmed as US Defence Secretary despite past anti-gay remarks 2 Having faced criticism over his previous homophobic views, the US Senate has confirmed Chuck Hagel as the new US Defence Secretary.
11 February 2013
US: Secretary of Defense announces extension of benefits to same-sex military couples 1 The US Defense Secretary has confirmed recent reports that the Pentagon is to extend some benefits to same-sex military couples.
11 February 2013
Former Navy chaplain: ‘Gay equal military benefits will lead to heterophobia’ 19 A former Navy chaplain who was disgraced by the military for his role in a protest in 2006 has criticised the Pentagon's announcement that it may extend some equal benefits to same-sex partners of gay service members.
31 January 2013
Tony Perkins blames military suicides on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell 20 The President of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, has blamed the repeal of don't ask don't tell for suicides in the US military.
30 January 2013
Video: Bryan Fischer says ‘Big Gay bigots’ will force women ‘into combat to die’ 24 The American Family Association spokesman, Bryan Fischer has blamed a gay "lobby" for "destroying" the US military, and has said that peoples' daughters will be drafted into the army "to die" because of gay people.
16 January 2013
Maine: Transwoman receives honourable discharge from US Marines 3 A transgender woman who went absent without leave from the US Military 31 years ago has received an honourable discharge.
10 January 2013
US: Gay former ambassador forgives Chuck Hagel for anti-gay remarks 2 Former US ambassador James Hormel has forgiven Chuck Hagel for previously describing him as “aggressively gay” and is now supporting his defence secretary nomination.
9 January 2013
US: Judge rules Bradley Manning mistreated in military detention 2 A gay US solider will have 112 days taken off his possible sentence on the grounds that he was subjected to excessively harsh treatment in military detention.
8 January 2013
US: Military service members discharged for being gay receive severance settlement 5 Dozens of gay and lesbian former military service members who were discharged for being gay will receive the rest of their severance pay under a ruling made by federal court on Monday.
7 January 2013
President Obama appoints Chuck Hagel — but gay rights groups express reservations 8 US President Barack Obama has named Chuck Hagel as defence secretary, despite a backlash over his previous comments on gay rights.
4 January 2013
US: Pentagon bans access to gay news websites 2 The United States Department of Defence has reportedly banned access to several gay media websites on its network of computers.
31 December 2012
President Obama gives Chuck Hagel his backing — despite gay rights row 12 Despite facing renewed criticism for his previous anti-gay remarks, Chuck Hagel, who is tipped to become the next US defence secretary, has President Obama’s support.
16 September 2012
Study: Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell had no negative impact on US military 14 A new study has revealed that the repeal of the ban on openly gay people serving in the US military, one year on, had no negative impact on the US military.
7 August 2012
Obama signs military funeral protest ban bill 40 US President Obama has signed a bill into law which while make protests within 300 feet of military funerals, of the kind favoured by the God Hates Fags Westboro Baptist Church, illegal.
3 August 2012
Obama nominates gay man as US Air Force Under Secretary 8 President Obama intends to appoint a gay man for the role of Under Secretary of the US Air Force.
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.

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