The latest ad from Servicemembers United as part of its Military Readiness campaign features an active duty Marine discussing the dire need for Arabic linguists and the losses he has experienced because his unit was in need of one.
In related news, the Yale Daily Newstoday published a story on Katie Miller, who has started classes there after quitting West Point because she refused to deal with the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Man having sex change to look like Lady Gaga: "I really admire the way she has created herself, so when I've had my operations I won't be quite a man or quite a woman. I've already contacted her management and told them what I am doing and how I'd like to record a duet with her."
Gay activist Peter Tatchell to speak at London debate on Pope's visit: "Speaking in advance of the debate, Peter Tatchell said: "As democrats, we believe the Pope has every right to visit Britain and express his opinions. But we also have a right to protest against his often harsh, extreme views. We have a right to say that he is not welcome."
Scandinavian airline SAS wants to host first in-flight gay wedding: "SAS is accepting entries from gay couples who wanted to celebrate their nuptials mid-flight from Stockholm to New York on December 6, with the winning entry will be chosen by an online vote. The airline said it would pay for the winners' tickets, hotels and honeymoon in Los Angeles, and cater the on-board banquet, albeit with a special wedding menu instead of normal passenger fare."
School bans the word "gay" from classic Australian folk song Kookaburra in the Old Gum Tree. "Mr Hillis said banning words because they had multiple meanings was wrong. 'I don't think that's a very good message for kids to have, particularly when they've been working really hard to bring in respect and diversity into schools,' he said. 'They're drawing attention to it and being a bit stupid.'"
Gay people growing in visibility in China, particularly lesbian couples: "Returning to Shanghai each summer since then has sharpened my awareness of incremental social change. Last year, I noticed apparently lesbian couples for the first time, in any substantial number. I have vivid memories, in particular, of dinner one night in a favorite restaurant, where two nearby women in their late 20s and dressed as professionals engaged in ever more passionate embraces."
"Mr Hague's office put out the statement in response to internet rumors that suggested that he had recently shared a room with Mr Myers, a long-time aide who was handed a government job over the summer."
Said Hague in the statement: "I feel it is necessary to issue this personal statement in response to press and internet speculation over the last ten days. Earlier this year a Sunday newspaper began questioning whether my marriage to Ffion was in trouble, and last week another media outlet asked whether there was a statement about our supposed separation. This seemed to be linked to equally untrue speculation surrounding the appointment of Christopher Myers as a special adviser. He is easily qualified for the job he holds. Any suggestion that his appointment was due to an improper relationship between us is utterly false, as is any suggestion that I have ever been involved in a relationship with any man. He has now told me that, as a result of the pressure on his family from the untrue and malicious allegations made about him, he does not wish to continue in his position. It is a pity that a talented individual should feel that he needs to leave his job in this way."
Hague also felt it necessary to clarify information about his marriage:
"However, we now feel it necessary to give some background to our marriage because we have had enough of this continued and hurtful speculation about us. I have made no secret of the fact that Ffion and I would love to start a family. For many years this has been our goal. Sadly this has proved more difficult for us than for most couples. We have encountered many difficulties and suffered multiple miscarriages, and indeed are still grieving for the loss of a pregnancy this summer."
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