MAGNOLIA-BLOSSOM

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elledark:

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - Version 2.0Not willing to accept the inevitable gracefully, and despite always being so publicly ‘supportive’ of the military, conservatives in Congress are this week pushing for new ways to keep discriminating against gay and lesbian soldiers.‘People who thought the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” was the final word on discrimination against gay and lesbian soldiers were mistaken. As the House of Representatives debates the National Defense Authorization Act this week, Republicans will push for two amendments to permit the military to discriminate against gay and lesbian service members, using “religious freedom” as a cover.’They never give up, do they ?  More here

elledark:

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - Version 2.0

Not willing to accept the inevitable gracefully, and despite always being so publicly ‘supportive’ of the military, conservatives in Congress are this week pushing for new ways to keep discriminating against gay and lesbian soldiers.

‘People who thought the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” was the final word on discrimination against gay and lesbian soldiers were mistaken. As the House of Representatives debates the National Defense Authorization Act this week, Republicans will push for two amendments to permit the military to discriminate against gay and lesbian service members, using “religious freedom” as a cover.’

They never give up, do they ?  More here