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College alums upset by gay pride events

A Vermont military college that held what's believed to be the nation's first gay pride week on a military campus is refocusing the mission of its gay and

2 women share first kiss at homecoming

A Navy tradition met the repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" rule when two women sailors became the first to share the coveted "first kiss"

Top Marine: USMC embraces DADT repeal

Since the lifting two months ago of a longstanding U.S. ban on gays serving openly in the military, U.S. Marines across the globe have adapted smoothly and embraced the change,

Active duty gays come together at event

Nearly four weeks after the U.S. lifted its ban on open service by gay men, lesbians and bisexuals, similar stories of secret-shedding, relief and acceptance were swapped Saturday

Gay military staff ready for convention

The nation's only professional group for active-duty gay military personnel is holding its first conference in Las Vegas this weekend, an event only made

Chaplains allowed to marry gay troops

The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation.

Court tosses gays-in-military lawsuit

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to decide the constitutionality of the military's now-repealed "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning openly gay troops, saying the issue

Gov't: No full severance for gays

Two days after repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays serving openly in the military, the Obama administration was in court Thursday

Your week in political quotes

Here’s what was said this week about a Palestinian bid for statehood as well as a new deficit plan and the repeal of an 18-year-old U.S. military policy.

Photos: DADT Repealed

Sept. 20, 2011 marks the end of an 18-year ban of gays serving openly in the military.

Repeal of gay ban causing few waves

The U.S. military passed a historic milestone Tuesday with the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in uniform, ending a prohibition that President Barack

As ban ends, Navy officer, partner wed

Just as the formal repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy took effect, Navy Lt. Gary Ross and his partner were married before a small group of

Pentagon: Ready for gay ban repeal

The military has begun accepting applications from openly gay recruits but will not act on them until the legal ban on openly gay service is lifted Tuesday,

Group seeks action on gays in military

A Republican gay rights organization says it will ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to declare "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" unconstitutional, affirming a lower

Obama repeals 'don't ask, don't tell'

President Barack Obama on Friday formally signed off on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military, doing away with a policy that's been

Panetta to OK end of military gay ban

Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has decided to end the ban on gays serving openly in the armed services and certify that repealing the 17-year-old prohibition will

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