Tag Archives: USMC

NEBRASKA: Gay-Bashing Of Straight Marine Investigated As Hate Crime

The attack on the straight Marine who was gay-bashed in Omaha after standing up for a friend in drag will be investigated as a hate crime. Omaha Police said Thursday officers are investigating this incident as a hate crime. Gay rights activists in Omaha want people to know there’s nothing scary about a man in a dress. They will be …

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Today’s Lie From Fox News

Source.

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Caption This

(Via JMG reader David)

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Married

The gay Marine whose homecoming kiss went globally viral last year got married to his boyfriend yesterday in a small town the Finger Lakes area of western New York. Hit the link for more.

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Going Viral On Reddit

Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Ron)

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REPORT: Gay US Soldiers In Afghanistan Are Using Craigslist For Hook-Ups

The wingnut-o-sphere is outraged about an Army Times report that gay US soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are using Craigslist to hook up with each other.  Military investigators are busting those caught. Agents with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Afghanistan are tracking service members who are hooking up in the war zone via Internet sites such as Craigslist and busting …

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Marines OK’d For San Diego Pride

Via press release from San Diego Pride: As the city gears up for this weekend’s annual San Diego LGBT Pride festivities, Marines and sailors with I (First) Marine Expeditionary Force have received authorization to wear approved uniforms in the 39th annual Pride Parade on Saturday, July 13 at 11 am.  This follows authorization by the Department of Navy, Navy Region …

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Engaged

The gay Marine whose homecoming kiss went globally viral last year has gotten engaged to his boyfriend.  Via Towleroad, here’s the video of Brandon Morgan popping the question. From the clip’s description: “The sound is bad, but what I was saying was ‘with the repeal of DOMA or not, will you do me the honor of spending your life with …

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NYC Fleet Week Canceled

Fleet Week has officially been canceled for New York City. The United States Navy says it will not send any ships next month and no additional sailors or Marines will head to the city for the annual Fleet Week celebration. Cuts to the defense budget under the sequester are being blamed. But a spokesperson says any Navy, Marine Corps and …

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Marine Corps Orders On-Base Social Clubs To Accept Gay Spouses

Responding to an ongoing controversy at Fort Bragg, the Marine Corps today issued a directive that on-base “spouses clubs” must admit the husbands and wives of gay service members. It’s a step that the other service branches have not yet announced as they grapple with how to accommodate same-sex couples following repeal of the don’t ask, don’t tell policy that …

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At The 2012 Toys Party In Chelsea

Above is the ten-foot-high mountain of toys I encountered at last night’s Toys Party, the 27th annual holiday event at Chelsea Piers which raises money for SAGE (Services & Advocacy for Gay Elders).  The event always sells out and the well-dressed crowd of over 2300 was already in a  block-long line when I arrived.  I didn’t get a lot of …

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USMC Commandant: I’m Not Seeing Any Problems Since The Repeal Of DADT

The Commandant of the Marine Corps says that he’s not heard of any problems related to the repeal of DADT. Michael Lavers reports at the Washington Blade: “I don’t think there is a problem,” said Commandant Gen. James Amos during a National Press Club luncheon in downtown Washington. “I don’t see it. I don’t hear about it.” [snip] “We obey …

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USMC Boots Teabagger Sergeant For Insubordination To The President

Tea Party folk hero USMC Sgt. Gary Stein has been discharged from the military for public declarations that he would refuse orders from his “unlawful” commander in chief, President Obama. Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo announced Wednesday that Stein will be separated from the service under other than honorable conditions. Stein, 26, a Temecula resident, ran afoul of Marine Corps and …

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MARYLAND: Openly Gay Cadets Attend Naval Academy LGBT Alumni Event

Gay history was made this weekend. Via USNA Out: Ninety-four U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) alumni, midshipmen and their guests gathered here Saturday to recognize alumni and midshipmen accomplishments over the last year, commemorating seven months since repeal of the law commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Thirty-one midshipmen of all four classes and …

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DADT Repeal Impact: NONE

From a story in North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer: After several months, the impact, according to the military, was summed up by Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby: “Impact?” he said. “Negligible, if that.” Across the military, retention is high. Recruitment is at 100 percent of goals. Military officials say they’re unaware of any discipline issues relating to gays serving openly. Among …

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Tomorrow’s Marine Corps Times

Via Buzzfeed.

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Porno Pete Gets Hot Over Gay Kissing

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Quote Of The Day – Sgt. Brandon Morgan

“I used to be a very, very fanatical Christian, not that there’s anything wrong with being a Christian, but my beliefs, my core beliefs, definitely have changed as I’ve grown up because of the way I live, the way I am. I joined the Marine Corps because I felt I wanted to be the voice of God in the Marine …

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Sgt. Brandon Morgan On MSNBC

I’m so tickled to have had a tiny part in this.(Via – Igor Volsky)

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Homecoming Kissers Speak Out

UPDATE: The pair were also interviewed by Miami Herald columnist Steve Rothaus. “I honestly knew I was in love with him from the first moment I met him,” Morgan says, adding that before he came out he had made “a lot of mistakes,” including marrying a woman. During Morgan’s six months in Afghanistan, “there was nonstop letter writing every day.” …

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