Tag Archives: Pentagon

Tony Perkins Has The Pentagon Pride Sadz

Hate group leader Tony Perkins is EVER so upset about the Pride Month celebrations held this week by the Pentagon. He writes: It probably feels like every day is “gay pride day” in the Obama military, but yesterday, it came with cake. In the big courtyard inside the Pentagon’s five rings, the Obama administration continued the five-year rainbow parade it …

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The Pentagon Celebrates LGBT Pride Month

In a press release that name-checks pioneering gay activists Frank Kameny and Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, the Department of Defense celebrates LGBT Pride Month. They write: Diversity is one of our nation’s greatest strengths. During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month, we celebrate our rich diversity and renew our enduring commitment to equity. The dedication and contributions of our …

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US Navy Celebrates LGBT Pride Month

Via press release from the US Navy: The Navy joins the nation in recognizing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride month during the month of June. Established by Presidential Proclamation in 2000, LGBT Pride Month is held annually and recognizes the importance of diversity within our society as well as the many achievements of LGBT individuals. This year’s theme is …

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Family Research Council: Confirming Eric Fanning As US Army Secretary Will Be A “Cultural Landmine”

Last night the Family Research Council issued a thousand-word press release which denounces President Obama for his “sexual experimentation” in nominating Eric Fanning for US Army Secretary. An excerpt: What the White House didn’t destroy with budget cuts, it devastated with sexual experimentation. Now, with the Army desperately struggling to meet recruitment goals, President Obama is nominating an activist who …

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Senate Finally Sets Confirmation Hearing For Openly Gay US Army Secretary Nominee Eric Fanning

The Hill reports: A Senate confirmation hearing for Eric Fanning, President Obama’s pick for Army secretary, is now scheduled for next week, months after he was nominated. Fanning stepped aside as acting Army secretary last week, after senators raised concerns that he was in the position without being yet confirmed. The confirmation hearing for Fanning, who would be the first …

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Openly Gay Army Acting Secretary Eric Fanning Steps Aside As Senate Drags Feet On His Confirmation

The Associated Press reports: Acting Army Secretary Eric Fanning is stepping aside, at least temporarily, because Senate hasn’t confirmed his nomination, officials said Monday. The Army’s undersecretary, Patrick Murphy, was confirmed last week, so he will oversee the Army. Fanning is expected to step down and move into another Pentagon post for now. He would return to the Army leadership …

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Pentagon: Report Male-On-Male Sexual Assault [VIDEO]

Recent Department Of Defense statistics show a rise in reported male-on-male sexual assaults, prompting hate groups like to Family Research Council to issue many press releases blaming Obama’s “sexualization” of the military and the repeal of DADT. In actuality, the rise in reported assaults is more likely due to Pentagon campaigns like the one issued today, which urges soldiers to …

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FRC Vice President Jerry Boykin Accused Of Using “Unwitting” Christian Charity To Spy On North Korea

WHOA. According to an explosive report issued today by The Intercept, Family Research Council Vice President Jerry Boykin used a Christian NGO as an unwitting front for spying operations against North Korea while working as a senior Pentagon official during the Bush II administration. North Korea and other anti-Western regimes regularly imprison charity workers and missionaries on false charges of …

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New York Times: US Soldiers Told To Ignore Sexual Abuse Of Boys By Afghan Commanders

The Afghan tradition of “bacha bazi” – literally “boy play” – is illegal both under Sharia law and civil code, yet few are prosecuted – especially if the perpetrators are powerful men. Yesterday the New York Times reported that the US soldiers have been told to ignore the practice, even when it takes place on military outposts. From their story: …

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Mike Huckabee Has The Eric Fanning Sadz

“It’s clear President Obama is more interested in appeasing America’s homosexuals than honoring America’s heroes. Veterans suicide is out-of-control and military readiness is dangerously low, yet Obama is so obsessed with pandering to liberal interest groups he’s nominated an openly gay civilian to run the Army. Homosexuality is not a job qualification. The U.S. military is designed to keep Americans …

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Fischer: Eric Fanning Is A Sexual Criminal

This morning hate group spokesman Bryan Fischer launched a tweeted tirade against Eric Fanning, whom Obama will nominate for Secretary of the Army. It’s clear that Fischer intends to rally fundamentalists to oppose Fanning’s confirmation by the Senate, which easily approved Fanning as Undersecretary of the Air Force in a 2013 voice vote.

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Obama To Nominate Gay Man To Head US Army

Big news from the Washington Post: President Obama, in a historic first for the Pentagon, 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’s nomination is the latest in a series of actions taken by the administration to advance the …

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Pentagon To End Trans Service Ban In May 2016

Big news from USA Today: The Pentagon’s ban on transgender troops would end May 27 under a draft timeline on repeal of the policy that affects about 12,000 troops, according to a document obtained by USA TODAY. The memo, circulated last week among top personnel and medical officials, lays out the road map for ending the policy and highlights some …

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FRC Has The Trans Troops Sadz

“The Pentagon must answer whether this proposed policy makes our military more capable of performing its mission. The answer is a very clear and resounding no. This has everything to do with President Obama’s social agenda for the military, but it has nothing to do with enhancing military readiness. No new science has led to the Pentagon’s transgender study—only the …

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US Army General Introduces His Husband At Pentagon Gay Pride Event

Via the anti-gay Washington Times: A married Army general on Tuesday introduced his spouse at a Pentagon event that featured lots of top brass, including Defense Secretary Ashton Carter as the keynote speaker. What made this seemingly routine introduction noteworthy is that Brig. Gen. Randy S. Taylor introduced his husband, Lucas. “My husband Lucas is sitting up front here,” Gen. …

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REPORT: Pentagon Set To Add Sexual Orientation As A Protected Class

Via the Washington Blade: The Pentagon is preparing to update its Military Equal Opportunity Policy to include sexual orientation as a protected class and the change could be made final as soon as the end of next month, the Washington Blade has learned. A senior defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed late Friday the Defense Department is …

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Ashton Carter To Be Defense Nominee

Carter was Deputy Secretary of Defense from October 2011 to December 2013.  He’s thought to be an uncontroversial choice, but you-know-who might try to block the nomination just because.

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Pentagon Recognizes LGBT Pride Month

The Department of Defense issued similar flyers in 2012 and 2013 and all three include the word “transgender” despite the continuing ban on transgender service.

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WASHINGTON: Pentagon Approves Gender Transition For Chelsea Manning

Via the Associated Press: In an unprecedented move, the Pentagon is trying to transfer convicted national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison so she can get treatment for her gender disorder, defense officials said. Manning, formerly named Bradley, was convicted of sending classified documents to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The soldier has asked for hormone therapy and to …

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Google Buys Battle Robots Company

Clip description: Google has purchased the cutting-edge robotics firm which supplies mobile research robots for the Pentagon. The tech giant is keeping secret what it will produce with the acquired technology. Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that designs robots like BigDog, Cheetah, WildCat, and Atlas, is now the eighth robotic company to join Google’s ranks in the last six months, …

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