[TheRealVille]

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history.
In a memorandum sent to all its branches, the department said it was making the allowance for San Diego's Gay Pride Parade on Saturday even though its policy generally bars troops from marching in uniform in parades.
The Defense Department said it did so because organizers had encouraged military personnel to march in their uniform and the event was getting national attention.
The move came only weeks after the Pentagon joined the rest of the U.S. government for the first time in marking June as gay pride month and made an official salute to gay and lesbian service members.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed in a video message to remove as many barriers as possible to making the military a model of equal opportunity and said gays and lesbians can be proud in uniform with the repeal last year of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.
Last year, San Diego's Gay Pride Parade had the nation's largest contingency of active-duty troops participate before the military lifted its ban on openly gay service members. About 200 service members last year wore T-shirts with their branch's name.
Former sailor Sean Sala, who organized the military's participation in the parade, said he wanted service members to wear their official uniform this year to show there is no longer anything to hide.
"My soul is on fire," he said after hearing the news Thursday. "They don't fight in T-shirts. They fight in uniforms. This is about showing who they are."
The Pentagon said the allowance is only for this year's parade in San Diego and does not extend beyond that. Military personnel wearing civilian clothes do not need permission to march in any parades.
The Defense Department policy says personnel cannot march in parades in uniform unless they receive approval from their commanding ofiicers or other Pentagon-approved authorities.
Sala believes there will be no going back after Saturday. He said he has reached his dream in seeing the U.S. military sanction participation in a gay pride parade, as the armed forces have done in Canada and Great Britain,
Uniformed soldiers in those countries have marched down the streets of Toronto and London next to scantily clad men, drag queens and civil rights activists.
"I think across the country we will start seeing active-duty members in uniform march in pride parades," Sala said.
San Diego Pride Executive Director Dwayne Crenshaw called it an historic moment.
"San Diego Pride is honored to have the privilege of celebrating our country and our service members with dignity and respect," he said. "The fight for equality is not over, and it is not easy, but this is a giant leap in the right direction."
Before Thursday, several service members wanting to participate in San Diego's parade were told they could not do so in uniform. Others were granted permission by their commanding officers.
"I think many people thought after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was gone, discriminatory things would be eradicated," Sala said. "But now these parades have become a very sticky subject as far as commanders using their own discretion because they are showing either a bias toward a pride parade, or the right view, which this is about recognizing who people are."
Before the repeal, gay troops could serve but could be discharged if they revealed their sexual orientation. At the same time, a commanding officer was prohibited from asking a service member whether he or she was gay.
More than 300 service members have signed up to participate this year in the San Diego parade. It was unclear how many will wear their uniform.
The Defense Department said in its message to the service members that they should adhere to policy regarding behavior while wearing their uniforms.
Service members in uniform cannot appear to endorse or selectively benefit groups or individuals, provide a platform for a political message, or appear to be commercially sponsored. They also must ensure their presence in uniform is not intended to increase sales and business traffic.
Air Force Officer Joanna Gasca was among those who risked marching last year in a T-shirt. Her commanding officer had given her permission to do so this year before Thursday's memorandum was issued.
"It was absolutely thrilling last year to walk down the street," the 47-year-old Air Force recruiter said. "But this year — to be able to march in uniform — wow! I'm speechless."

http://news.yahoo.com/members-march-gay-...10972.html

[Truth]

By "uniforms", does it mean they will be wearing pink jumpers to match their lipstick?

[RunItUpTheGut]

Sickening....

[vundy33]

I could care less if they are gay or not. But they shouldn't be in uniform. I can't march in the HBDays parade in uniform, not that I would ever want to do that stupid shit, so why should get be able to march in a gay pride parade?

[TheRealVille]

Thought that was interesting. I had never heard of that before, and was wondering why it was just a one time deal?

[Jarons]

I could care less if they are gay or not. But they shouldn't be in uniform. I can't march in the HBDays parade in uniform, not that I would ever want to do that stupid shit, so why should get be able to march in a gay pride parade?

Hillbilly Days?

[Bob Seger]

I could care less if they are gay or not. But they shouldn't be in uniform. I can't march in the HBDays parade in uniform, not that I would ever want to do that stupid shit, so why should get be able to march in a gay pride parade?

Because it has nothing to do with being treated equally to these people, it's all about them receiving special treatment.

[Truth]

Thought that was interesting. I had never heard of that before, and was wondering why it was just a one time deal?

Political correctness. Homosexuals are now a protected species. It reminds me of the farce of hate crimes. That designation is clearly unconstitutional (at least the framers would see it that way). By having hate crimes, the government is declaring that some victims are superior to other victims. What happened to the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? In case of a beating, I doubt that the framers intended for injuries to a minority to be treated as worse than the injuries to a Caucasian. Nonetheless, that is what we have according to the abominable legal system of today.

[nky]

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This isn't new..... there's an army guy

[nky]

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[Bob Seger]

^...........:biglmao:

[Wildcatk23]

:rage:

By "uniforms", does it mean they will be wearing pink jumpers to match their lipstick?

Yea to go along with there rifle that help protects this country. But that stopped when they became gay right?

[Truth]

:rage:

Yea to go along with there rifle that help protects this country. But that stopped when they became gay right?

Of course. They will be carrying those cute pink rifles that shoot rainbow colored marshmallows.

[Do-double-gg]

This is the way I look at it. Same sex relations are not natural I don't care how you try to sell it. With that said if you want to be homosexual in your own home behind closed doors then so be it,just don't try to shove it in my face. Homosexuality is as normal as picking your nose and eating it and some people do this but you don't see em doing it in public. Or I hope not (LOL):lame:

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[Do-double-gg]

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HA HA HA HA HA:biglmao:

[Do-double-gg]

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nicker:

[Bob Seger]

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HA HA HA HA HA:biglmao:

WC23? :yikes:I know you're new on here GG, but it's against the rules to reveal another member's identity.:biggrin:

[Beetle01]

I don't care what people do as long as it doesn't endanger other people. If the LGBT community or w/e that acronym is want to go prance around the streets, as long as they do it the right way I couldn't care less.

However, I disapprove of the fact that they are getting special treatment. They constantly scream of persecution even though people go out of their way to be overly politically correct, cause the last thing anyone wants is some gay dude in a pink tutu all up raising hell about something you've said or done.

It seems like they want to force people's opinions on them. As long as this country remains a largely Christian nation, gays are not going to be seen in a positive light by most. This doesn't mean they can't be productive members of society, but they need to move on with their lives and quit throwing it up in everyone's face, it only creates more resentment.

[TheRealThing]

I don't care what people do as long as it doesn't endanger other people. If the LGBT community or w/e that acronym is want to go prance around the streets, as long as they do it the right way I couldn't care less.

However, I disapprove of the fact that they are getting special treatment. They constantly scream of persecution even though people go out of their way to be overly politically correct, cause the last thing anyone wants is some gay dude in a pink tutu all up raising hell about something you've said or done.

It seems like they want to force people's opinions on them. As long as this country remains a largely Christian nation, gays are not going to be seen in a positive light by most. This doesn't mean they can't be productive members of society, but they need to move on with their lives and quit throwing it up in everyone's face, it only creates more resentment.

It isn't about their right to do what they want behind closed doors. It's about them gaining the respect and equality they think they deserve, but, society has denied to them, by suing for it through the courts. As I have said, we're being legislated into submission by activist judges and legislators. The cornerstone of American idealism can best be characterized by the following quote taken from Wiki---The quotation "All men are created equal" has been called an "immortal declaration", and "perhaps" the single phrase of the United States Revolutionary period with the most grand "continuing importance". Thomas Jefferson first used the phrase in the Declaration of Independence as a rebuttal to the going political theory of the day: the Divine Right of Kings. It was thereafter quoted or incorporated into speeches by a wide array of substantial figures in American political and social life in the United States. The final form of the phrase was stylized by Benjamin Franklin.

What Jefferson would deny KINGS, we now give willingly to the sexually depraved and other minorities, without so much as a whimper of protest. Our government has made national heros out of every minority interest group coming and going. The special interest groups and minorities rights have passed, average Americans, in the eyes of the law and the courts. Even the folks that won't work are more important than the most successful millionaire, if one were to ask the democrats or Obama in particular. We pay homage to them as we lay goods and services at their feet, (all that in exchange for their continued democratic voting efforts obviously). And still, we sit on our hands because we have the hope of catching and living the 'American Dream'. That is becoming a more and more challenging prospect, however. Soon, the tailights, of the train of opportunity will be fading from sight for most. Then, finally ready to 'get off our hands', we'll get all ready to vote and take an active part of our own governance. By that time it will likely be too late. Everything comes easy for today's average citizen. But, regarless of the lies being fed to the people, when we start having to borrow, according to CBS Money Watch, 43 cents for every dollar spent. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-5...-for-2012/ It is only a question of time until desperate days will be visited on the entire so-called middle and lower class of this country.

What made this country work in the past was the fact that nobody is special, or privileged. The sky is the limit here, the only catch being, one must work for it. And yet, Obama and his supporters would have us believe that rich people are more like criminals than icons, taking advantage of the system to rob the middle class of their just due, stuffing their own bank accounts instead of helping the poor. The argument is strikingly similar to the one Hitler used to turn public opinion against the Jew. The line of propaganda he used so effectively, impuned the Jews for hoarding up all of Germany's money. Is it working again here, now?

Elevating minorities has become our national passtime, with the democratic drum majors marching out in front. Now, the ill advised "Great Society" intitiatives set in motion by the Johnson administration have reached maturity, and we have become hostage to the minorities. With knees buckling under the weight of an unjust tax burden, we willingly fall at the altar of secular humanism to prove how caring and tolerant we are. The courts, the legislature, it's legislators, and the people of the United States, have surrendered that shinning alabaster city, because they were too comfortable to care enough to respond to, or even recognize the threat. I mean, illegals are pouring through our border to the south by the millions and we can't even shut the door. The liberals are going to grant them amnesty, or know the reason why. It's all coming to an end, unless, folks have awakened enough to at least get Obama out of the captain's chair.

[OrangenowBlue]

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HA HA HA HA HA:biglmao:

Looks like he is wearing one of the handmedowns from Mitch McConnell

[RunItUpTheGut]

How can some one look at that and not want kick him in the head lol.

[OrangenowBlue]

How can some one look at that and not want kick him in the head lol.

Your name on BluegrassRivals might be better suited for him(or her).

[RunItUpTheGut]

^
Yes in the form of runitupthebutt.

[zaga_fan]

Of course. They will be carrying those cute pink rifles that shoot rainbow colored marshmallows.

I rarely LOL when reading posts...
but I definitely did on that one

[OrangenowBlue]

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HA HA HA HA HA:biglmao:

Lets not give this guy(or girl) to much grief. Part of his problem is that he spent a lot of time in the Penn State football locker room when he was a kid.