Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought on Friday to ease concerns among U.S. troops about plans advancing in Congress to end the military’s ban on homosexuals, saying a long, careful review process lay ahead. Gates, in his first major address to U.S. troops on the politically charged legislation, said he did not expect Congress to pass [...]
USDA Doesn’t Enforce Rules, Even for Repeat Violators, Inspector General’s Report Finds. An internal government report says dogs are dying and living in horrific conditions due to lax government enforcement of large kennels known as puppy mills. Investigators say the Department of Agriculture agency in charge of enforcing the Animal Welfare Act often ignores repeat [...]
Nearly eight out of ten Americans say they support openly gay men and women serving in the military, according to a new national poll by CNN. The survey, released Tuesday, finds that 78% of the public supports allowing gay people to serve, with one in five people opposed. “Support is widespread, even among Republicans,” CNN [...]
After coming out of the closet in his senior year at Flanagan High School, Omar Bonilla decided to take it a step further: run for prom queen. He almost won — Bonilla was among the top three vote-getters — but in the past few days, it all unraveled. Fearful that other students would try to [...]
The creator of an iPhone travel application on can’t-miss gay sights in New York says he finds Apple’s rejection of his app for a second time “homophobic and discriminatory to the point of hostile.” “Gay New York: 101 Can’t-Miss Places” was created by Forbes and New York Times contributing writer Anthony Grant in conjunction with [...]
Tennessee Republican congressional candidate Ron Kirkland recently said that when he served in the military during the Vietnam War, gay service members “were taken care of” in ways that he could not begin to describe. Kirkland’s candid remarks came at a Tea Party forum last week when the GOP hopeful criticized the Obama administration’s support [...]