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Gays in the Military
Policy Change Yet to Affect HIV-Positive Sailors
UPI | May 22, 2013
Not a single sailor diagnosed as HIV-positive has been assigned overseas since the U.S. Navy changed its policy toward such medical conditions, officials say. In instructions issued in August 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said sailors and Marines under treatment for blood-borne illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis C could be assigned ove... more
Sailor In Civil Union Fights Fraternization Charge
Chicago Tribune | Apr 03, 2013
CHICAGO -- Just as the U.S. military has softened its stance on gays, a chief hospital corpsman at Naval Station Great Lakes will face a trial by court-martial to fight a "fraternization" charge that stems from her relationship with a fellow Navy servicewoman she met online while deployed in Afghanistan. Chief Petty Officer Sabrina Russell, 31,... more
DOMA Ruling to Have Profound Effects on Benefits
Stars and Stripes | Mar 27, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Casey McLaughlin and her wife don't have to hide their relationship anymore, but they still feel like the military is discriminating against them for being gay. "I still can't get military health care even though we're married. If she went overseas, I couldn't accompany her," said McLaughlin, who has a son and daughter with spouse... more
Military's Same-Sex Couples Seek Overturn of DOMA
Associated Press | Mar 26, 2013
The death certificate read "single," even though the fallen soldier was married. When it came time to inform the next of kin, casualty officers did not go to the widow's door in North Carolina, nor did she receive the flag that draped the casket of her beloved, a 29-year-old National Guard member killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Beca... more
Pentagon Extending Benefits for Gays
Associated Press | Feb 06, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of servicemembers, U.S. officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the Pentagon repealed its ban on openly gay service. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, the officials said, but the Pentagon is ... more