WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an historic first for the Pentagon, President Obama has chosen to nominate Eric Fanning to lead the Army, a move that would make him the first openly gay civilian secretary of one of the military services. Fanning, who must still be confirmed by the Senate, has been a specialist on defense…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! “Don’t be afraid!” How many times have you heard that? We’ve all said it, trying to comfort someone…
dvd of the week If you forget that you hate Tom Cruise, you may like him in Oblivion, which is a serious, artful science fiction film hidden behind the veneer of a shoot-‘em-up blockbuster. Cruise plays Jack Harper, who along with his girlfriend Victoria (a most excellent Andrea Riseborough), is tasked with managing and repairing…
Friday Nov. 9, a crowd of more than 200 LGBT community members, veterans and allies gathered to honor 11 veterans who were inducted into the Benjamin F. Dillingham III and Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans’ Wall of Honor at the San Diego LGBT Community Center. The veterans honored were: • Donald P. Kambic, U.S. Army, 1942-1946…
Gen. Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba has apologized for directing army recruiters to beware of homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others, as they were not worthy recruits for the Chilean army. However, rights groups are still demanding a forced retirement from the Gen. Fuente-Alba. In a positive sign of the times indicating continued progress on the LGBT civil…
Two letters written by military personnel were spotlighted as part of the launch of a new Internet campaign sponsored by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe to shed light on inequalities suffered veterans and active-duty servicemebers because of the Defense of Marriage Act and other discriminatory federal laws. The campaign is being called, “Stories From…
