Three Marine corporals have been dismissed on bad conduct charges after Marine Corps officials discovered they were each involved in fraudulent marriages. Corporal Ashley Vice, who is a lesbian, and her partner Jaime Murphy, a civilian, married Corporal Jeremiah Griffin and Corporal Joseph Garner in order to collect $1,200 in stipends. Vice, Griffin, and Garner…
Doug Wilson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, wrote a prolific blog Monday to demonstrate support for the LGBT community in wake of the demise of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t tell (DADT) policy. As Wilson explains, “it is vitally important that our entire military community come together to address the challenges faced…
In support of LGBT people nationwide, the White House has initiated a “White House LGBT Update” email newsletter under the management of Gautam Raghavan, Office of Public Engagement. The update comes in wake of “President Obama’s continued commitment to progress for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community,” as the email explains. The newsletter will…
