Service members to march in gay pride parade

Service
members to march in gay pride parade
The Defense Department on
Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay
pride parade for the first time in U.S. history. In a memorandum sent to all its
branches, the department said it was making the allowance for San Diego’s gay
pride parade on Saturday even though its policy generally bars troops from
marching in uniform in parades.