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ICE grants marriage waiver for man to rejoin Fort Bragg husband

ICE grants marriage waiver for man to rejoin Fort Bragg husband | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A Fort Bragg Army chaplain is fighting to bring home his husband who was deported after he unlawfully entered the country.

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Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Enlist in the Military as a Court Case Advances

Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Enlist in the Military as a Court Case Advances | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

President Trump had announced on Twitter in July that he was barring transgender people from serving in the military, though a ban was never fully implemented.

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Navy celebrates 2017 LGBT pride month

Navy celebrates 2017 LGBT pride month | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The Navy joins the nation in recognizing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month throughout June.

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Why the Next NATO Ambassador Could be a Force for LGBT Inclusion

Why the Next NATO Ambassador Could be a Force for LGBT Inclusion | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
President Trump will reportedly nominate Richard Grenell—a former UN official who is both openly gay and a devout Christian. From that post, he could potentially have influence among conservatives on equality.
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A homefront fighter for LGBT troops

A homefront fighter for LGBT troops | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
After she met her wife in 1997, Ashley Broadway-Mack just wanted a quiet life, playing soccer and taking care of a couple of dogs.
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Falling in love in wartime Iraq

Falling in love in wartime Iraq | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid and Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami fell in love at the height of the Iraq War. It was the start of a dangerous 12-year struggle to live together as a couple.
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Trump’s Heartless Transgender Military Ban Gets a Second Shot

Trump’s Heartless Transgender Military Ban Gets a Second Shot | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

The president announced late last week that he is trying again to keep many transgender people from being able to defend their country.

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Ukraine's LGBTQ soldiers hope their service will change hearts and minds

Ukraine's LGBTQ soldiers hope their service will change hearts and minds | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

"Are we not heroes?" LGBTQ people in Ukraine hope their military service will help change views toward sexual and gender minorities.

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Transgender Offutt airman – finally 'able to live as my true self' – finds support, acceptance during transition

Transgender Offutt airman – finally 'able to live as my true self' – finds support, acceptance during transition | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

For years Ashleigh Buch hid the fact that she was transgender. The Offutt airman reported to work each day as a man, telling colleagues little about her life. Off the base, in her Omaha apartment, above, she lived as a woman, donning wigs over the hair she kept trimmed short. But as part of a wave of social change to hit the military, the Air Force instructor’s days of appearing one way at work and another at home are over.

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"You Didn't Even Have Oral Sex?": S Korean Military's Gay Witch-hunt in Depth

"You Didn't Even Have Oral Sex?": S Korean Military's Gay Witch-hunt in Depth | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
After the army denied conducting a witch-hunt against gay soldiers, more evidence emerged to show how investigators went online to compile their blacklist.
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Gay Iraqi soldiers share love story on 'Ellen'

Gay Iraqi soldiers share love story on 'Ellen' | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it
Two gay Iraqi soldiers shared the story of how they met, fell in love and got married despite Iraq's homophobia on "Ellen." Nayyef and Btoo met as enlisted Iraqi soldiers in 2004. The pair began their relationship by eating meals together and say soon after they were sharing every meal. For fear of getting tortured or killed for being together, the couple kept their relationship a secret.
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Gay Couple Becomes First Men to Marry Each Other at West Point

Gay Couple Becomes First Men to Marry Each Other at West Point | PinkieB.com | LGBTQ+ Life | Scoop.it

A gay couple became the first men to marry each other West Point yesterday.

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