Romney Endorses Gays-In-Military (LGBT) Law

In an interview with the Des Moines Register editorial board last Friday, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said that he does not plan to change a law mandating acceptance of gays serving openly in the military.  Romney indicated that he was "not comfortable with making the change during a time of conflict," but "complicating features" of the new law "no longer present that problem" because the two wars in the Middle East are winding down. (See video at 35")  More information on this is provided at the Military Culture Coalition web site.

 

Conservative Candidates Answer Survey Questions on Military/Social Issues

The Military Culture Coalition has released responses to the MCC 2012 Presidential Candidate Survey, which asked six questions about military social issues such as gays in the military, enforcement of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the military, religious liberty for chaplains, and subjecting women to direct ground combat and Selective Service registration.  More information is availoable in the MCC News Release.

Fox News' Chris Wallace Waves LGBT Flag

On Sunday, Fox News correspondent Chris Wallace asked an over-the-top question of presidential candidate Rick Santorum, which demonstrated unfortunate media bias on an issue of major concern to military men and women.  (The full story is here...)