Breaking News: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

From CNN: President Barack Obama has certified that the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members, and that doing so will not harm military readiness, according to the White House. It was also certified by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen. Under a […]

Breaking News: DADT

President Barack Obama has certified that the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members, and that doing so will not harm military readiness, according to the White House. It was also certified by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen. Under a bill passed

Weekly Round up for Friday July 22, 2011

Happy Friday! Have you seen the newest Harry Potter movie? Are you all set for Captain America this weekend? Don’t you just LOVE summertime movies? Well, it isn’t The Daily Prophet, but here are a few bits of news and notes to help tide you over between blockbuster movies and keep you company at Comic-Con.

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Pentagon Expected To Announce End of DADT Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Friday, June 22nd, is the expected day that the Pentagon, specifically Leon Panetta, will announce and certify that gays may serve openly in the armed services. The decision is not unexpected. The Pentagon has conducted months of internal studies and training to gauge how troops would react to the change triggered by a law

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Welcome to our Family!

I’m sure you have all seen that Gay Central Valley has expanded. We are very excited and proud to now be operating Gay Porterville. Already there have been articles posted, an up and running Facebook page and more things that you just don’t know about yet. You might be asking yourselves….who is this Gay Porterville?

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Obama Supports Bill To Overturn DOMA

Courtesy The Huffington Post… President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind a bill that would repeal the federal government’s ban on same-sex marriage. The president has “long called for a legislative appeal for the so-called Defense of Marriage Act which continues to have a real impact on families,” White House spokesman Jay Carney announced

Label Evolution, Label Revolution

Labels: necessary, but sometimes annoying. What’s the point of a label? Isn’t it to provide some sort of description, some sort of understanding or explanation? As in, “How can I explain why all these things on the table should go together… I can classify them as all being products from the garden, all with seeds