Oh geez, here it comes:Afghanistan: US military investigates soldier raising gay pride flag
Afghanistan: US military investigates soldier raising gay pride flag
The US military has begun investigations into a series of three photographs that purport to show a soldier raising a rainbow flag, signifying gay pride, allegedly at a base in Afghanistan.
The images were originally found on the wall of a Facebook group called “Wipeout Homophobia.” A woman named Nicole Jodice is behind the posting, dated March 24, underneath which a caption read: “Hubbie in Afghanistan raising a gay pride flag.”
Predictably, while gay rights activists have responded positively to the posting, conservatives in the US have expressed outrage.
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, an anti-gay, anti-choice group, wrote in a statement: “There, in the dusty desert of war, an Army outpost saluted the colours of the homosexual lobby by flying a rainbow flag in place of Old Glory.” He was also quick to blame President Obama, accusing him of violating religious freedom.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/03/afghanistan-us-military-investigates-soldier-raising-gay-pride-flag/
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