Homosexual soldiers are to be paid travelling expenses to attend Gay Pride parades, while troops are not allowed to claim for trips to the Queen's Garden Party. Horrors! Let’s see how much of a tempest the Telegraph can make in this teapot. Gay soldiers to be paid expenses for attending Pride marches Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom ...
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Darren Manzella is one brave soldier!
The Iraqi veteran made waves when he came out on 60 Minutes last year, a big no no considering the military’s ban on openly gay soldiers. Despite the hubbub, Manzella returned to active duty and, at the time, it seemed that the government had no plans of ousting him. Unfortunately that was not the case and Manzella received his walking papers last week.
While the military brass didn’t approve of Manzella’s man-loving, he says his peers didn’t seem to mind. On the contrary - they were “proud!”
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