Friday, June 15, 2012

Pentagon To Hold Its First Gay Pride Event Later This Month

Pentagon Plans To Hold Gay Pride Month Event -- The Hill

The Pentagon is planning to hold an event celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month.

The move comes less than a year after the Defense Department’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy toward gay and lesbian service members was repealed.

Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Lainez said the Pentagon is planning its first event for LGBT Pride month, which will be held later in June. Details about the event had yet to be finalized, she said.

Read more ....

Update #1: Pentagon to mark gay pride month -- AP
Update #2: Pentagon announces gay pride celebration in recognition of troops -- The Guardian

My Comment: With all the problems and crisis that we have to face .... this is what some in the Pentagon believe we should be focused on. I call this a misdirection of limited resources .... but I suspect that my opinion is a minority within the Pentagon elite.

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