Category Archives: Gay Veterans

McCain, Palin and the Renewed Policy of GOP Discrimination

I received this from my friend Alex Blais. Alex was a Spanish linguist in the U.S. Army until he was discharged. Of course, he wasn’t discharged until after an investigation into his sexual orientation. Like a lot of gay people Alex has a lot of conservative views, but it is difficult for us to support the […]

Minnesota: Two Veterans Reflect On Military’s Policy On Gays

Minnesota Public Radio has an interview with two gay men who served in the US Army and Minnesota Army National Guard:
Two Veterans Reflect on Military’s Policy on Gays

Dallas Veterans Day Parade

Good news! I applied to have a display booth during the Greater Dallas Veterans Day Parade and was approved. This will be the second year I have had a display during this event.
In the application I was very honest about the nature of the the booth - it’s about gay veterans. And the planning committee […]

Repealing Don’t ask, Don’t tell is Fundamental to Freedom

NOTE: This was also posted at Outright Libertarians. 
Last December the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes featured a story about Don’t ask, Don’t tell – the misnomer people commonly use for the Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces. Correspondent Lesley Stahl spoke to a number of gay veterans who had served in the US Armed Forces. She […]

Carlos Mencia on Gays in the Military