All posts tagged "pentagon"
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Independent commission finds no justification for military’s transgender ban
There is no compelling medical rationale for banning transgender people from serving in the American military, an independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon...
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Hagel orders full National Guard compliance for same-sex benefits
Nearly two months after several states began blocking requests for benefits by members of the National Guard with a same-sex spouse, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel...
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Extension of same-sex military benefits off to rough start
The Pentagon’s extension of benefits to same-sex military families continues to face setbacks and roadblocks one month after the updated policy was implemented, now with...
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Little federal response to states blocking same-sex military benefits
Oklahoma became the latest state to stand in defiance of a Pentagon order by halting the processing of requests for benefits from members of the...
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Pentagon extends benefits, including marriage leave, to same-sex military families
Same-sex families will receive equal treatment by the military in less than one month’s time, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. In a memo dated Aug. 13...
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Chuck Hagel celebrates LGBT Pride month at Pentagon event
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel marked June as LGBT Pride month at an event at the Pentagon today, describing gay and lesbian servicemembers as “integral...
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Defense bill with anti-gay provision under veto threat
The White House has threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes an anti-gay provision advocates say would open the door to discrimination in...
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Pentagon marks LGBT Pride Month while omitting trans servicemembers
The Pentagon will again commemorate June as LGBT Pride Month this year, according to a memorandum distributed by the Defense Department office that oversees diversity....
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Activists petition Pentagon to pull anti-gay pastor from prayer breakfast
Two of the country’s largest LGBT-rights organizations are protesting the participation of an anti-gay California megachurch pastor in a Thursday breakfast at the Pentagon marking...
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Allyson Robinson stresses post-DADT goals at OutServe-SLDN dinner
The leader of the nation’s largest LGBT military organization set her sights on complacency Saturday night, telling an audience of nearly a thousand that the...
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Chuck Hagel confirmed as defense secretary
After weeks of delay, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Chuck Hagel as the next secretary of defense, voting 58-41. The vote comes nearly two months...
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Pentagon announces extension of certain benefits to same-sex military families
Same-sex military families will begin to receive a number of benefits previously denied to them as early as this summer, the Department of Defense announced...
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Report: Pentagon to extend benefits to same-sex military families
The Pentagon will announce later this week its decision to grant the spouses of gay servicemembers “certain benefits” still denied to them more than a...
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Chuck Hagel addresses gay equality during Senate confirmation hearing
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel affirmed his commitment to equality for gay servicemembers during his Senate confirmation hearing today. President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of...
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Senators urge Panetta to extend benefits to same-sex military families
Two senators joined the call for outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to immediately extend benefits to same-sex military families. In a letter sent today, Sens. Kirsten...
