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Fearless

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Thu Jan 10, 2013, 07:53 PM Jan 2013

Marine Corps orders spouse clubs to admit same sex members or leave

The U.S. Marine Corps has taken the advance step of requiring that all spouses clubs admit members of same sex couples or face being barred from base, according to The Associated Press.

The move comes before the Department of Defense standardizes anti-discrimination policies across all branches of the military, in accordance with the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

The rule change was caused by a controversy at Fort Bragg over a same sex partner who was denied admittance to an officers club. Shortly after CNN aired a story about the dispute, the Marine Corps took direct action.

“We expect that all who are interested in supporting Marine Corps Family Readiness would be welcome to participate and will be treated with dignity and respect,” Marine spokesperson Cpt. Eric Flanagan told CNN.

Raw Story (http://s.tt/1yg7w)

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Marine Corps orders spouse clubs to admit same sex members or leave (Original Post) Fearless Jan 2013 OP
The Corps motto... DonViejo Jan 2013 #1
I'm loving the Freepers' outrage Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #2
I don't know what rock those RW-dipshits have been hiding in, but I'd say 10-15% of the USMC is... Crowman1979 Jan 2013 #5
Really Good to see this all unfolding! Cha Jan 2013 #3
You are quite welcome! Fearless Jan 2013 #4

Crowman1979

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5. I don't know what rock those RW-dipshits have been hiding in, but I'd say 10-15% of the USMC is...
Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:24 PM
Jan 2013

...LGBT. Especially in my former unit, this includes the ones with beards if you catch my drift.

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