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AMPA in the News:

Edge: Striking Down DOMA & Prop 8 Inevitable?

The Advocate: Military Moves to Implement Partner Benefits

Army.mil: Senator honors Fort Bragg military spouses

The Guardian: Gay couple who made White House history tie the knot in Seattle

Wall Street Journal: Military Veterans, Service Members and Advocates Call for Equality Ahead of Memorial Day

Ithica Times: No Defense: It’s time to liberate America from marriage inequality

Military Times: Gay military couple sees overwhelming support

NewsObserver: Same-sex families find community at festival

Washington Post: SF Pride president: WikiLeaks suspect Manning won’t be honorary parade grand marshal after all

ABC News: Wikileaks Suspect Named SF Pride Parade Marshal

North Andover Citizen: Life as an ‘invisible wife’

Chicago Tribune: Lesbian sailor in a civil union fights fraternization charge

NPR: For One Military Family, DOMA Decision Will Hit Close To Home

The Virginian-Pilot: Navy woman in fight over DOMA, honor for her spouse

Washington Post: A ‘military spouse of the year’ closely watches the Supreme Court

ABC News: Supreme Court Gay Marriage Cases: Meet the People With the Most at Stake

Fox 5 San Diego: Reluctant justices hear arguments over same-sex marriage

Union Tribune San Diego: 2 pastors pray for different Prop 8 rulings

SDGLN: Hundreds of San Diegans rally for marriage equality

ABC News: Military’s Same-Sex Couples Seek Overturn of DOMA

San Diego LGBT Weekly: Hundreds expected to gather at San Diego federal courthouse to urge the Supreme Court for marriage equality

SDGLN: San Diegans who support marriage equality to rally today at Federal Courthouse

Edge on the Net: Nation Poised for SCOTUS DOMA/Prop 8 Hearings

News Observer: The many ways same-sex military spouses miss out

Navy Times: Lesbian spouses angered by Navy’s word choice

The Advocate: Sailor’s Wife Shut Out Of Retirement Ritual

SheWired: Sailor’s Lesbian Partner Shut Out Of Retirement Ritual

Hampton Roads News Channel 3: Same-Sex Navy couple fights for equality

SDGLN: Dueling rallies planned for Prop 8/DOMA week at Supreme Court

Northwest Military.com: Same-sex military couples still face obstacles

Fort Bragg Paraglide: Atmosphere grows more positive for gay Soldiers, culture

NPR’s Talk of the Nation: What’s Changed for Same-Sex Partners in the Military

The Advocate: Bill Could Add More Benefits for Same-Sex Military Partners

News 14 Carolina: Panetta continues discussion of military benefits extension to same-sex partners

Austin KUT News: Fort Hood Community Reacts to Expansion of Same-Sex Benefits

North County Public Radio: How same-sex military couples feel about benefits news

The Advocate: Sec. Panetta Announces Benefits for Same-Sex Military Spouses and Partners

NBC News: Outgoing DOD boss Panetta extends some benefits to same-sex spouses, partners of gay troops

Washington Post: A law that adds to gay military widows’ grief

NBC 7 San Diego: Pentagon to Extend Benefits for Same Sex Couples

The California Report: Pentagon Weighing Spousal Benefits for Same-Sex Couples

BuzzFeed: Pentagon Inaction On Same-Sex Benefits Angers Activists

Army Times: Soldier, lesbian, war widow frustrated by the system

Fort Bragg Paraglide: LGBT Soldiers serve openly

Politico: Gay-rights groups applaud expected DOD same-sex benefits

U.S. News & World Report: AP sources: Pentagon extending benefits for gays

Union Tribune San Diego: Benefits for gay, lesbian military families expected

NBC News: ‘What’s right is right’: Widowed lesbian pushes for equal military benefits

POLITICO: Hagel appeases gay-rights advocates (Requires POLITICO Pro subscription)

Huffington Post: Leadership lacking on same-sex spouse decisions

Stars & Stripes: Where the DOD fears to tread

Stars & Stripes: Spouse of the Year

The New Civil Rights Movement: On Our Radar – Ashley Broadway, An Army Of One Literate Lesbian

USA Today: Wife of female Army officer can join spouses club

The Advocate: Military Wife Has Focus on What President Obama Will Do Next

BuzzFeed: Lesbian Offered “Full Membership” In Fort Bragg Spouses Group

Metro Weekly: White House dodges questions on benefits for same-sex military families

The International: Is 2013 the Year for Marriage Equality in the US Military and Beyond?

New York Daily News:  Lesbian barred from military spouses group up for Army Spouse of the Year

United Press International: Same-sex wife is Fort Bragg spouse of year

NBC News: Spouses club relents, says lesbian Army wife can be ‘full member’

The Columbus Dispatch: Gay military group endorses Ohio same-sex marriage campaign

The New York Times: Military Rules Leave Gay Spouses Out in Cold

Army Times: Lesbian refuses spouses club ‘guest’ membership

Washington Post: In wake of DADT repeal, same-sex military couples still face inequities, social stigma

ABC News: Same-Sex Military Couples Struggle for Recognition

Los Angeles Times: Lesbian military spouse rejects club’s offer to be ‘special guest’

BuzzFeed: Army Officer’s Lesbian Wife Offered “Guest Membership” In Spouses Club

NBC News: Army spouses club offers ‘special guest membership’ for same-sex wife

Military Times: She lost her wife to war

TIME: Same-Sex Marriage: Army’s Not Budging

NBC News: Pentagon opts not to intervene in ban of lesbian by Fort Bragg spouses club

Los Angeles Times: Gay military spouses continue to face hurdles

Los Angeles Times: Marines order clubs on base to allow same-sex spouses

Huffington Post: Marines Lead, Ft. Bragg Lags… and Hagel Waits

NBC News: Noting Army flap, Marine Corps orders its spouses clubs to allow same-sex members

UT San Diego: Same-Sex Spouse OK in Marine Base Clubs: Corps reacts to Army group not allowing a woman to join officer spouse organization

News14 Carolina: Marine Corps responds to private club denying admission to same-sex spouse

Associated Press: Marines Tell Spouses Clubs: Admit Same-Sex Spouses

CNN: Out — but not in: Military club closes ranks to gay wife

CQ Roll Call: Most Gay Rights Groups Skeptical, but Open to Hagel

Edge Boston: Officers’ Wives Club Excludes Lesbian Army Wife

TIME: U.S. Marine Makes First Ever Same-Sex Marriage Proposal in the White House

Huffington Post: Same-Sex Military Spouse Discrimination at Fort Bragg: What’s the Bigger Picture?

NBC News TODAY: Marine makes first same-sex marriage proposal in White House

ABC News: Gay Marine Proposes to Boyfriend at White House

TIME: A New Kind of Army Wife

NBC News: Same-sex wife of Army officer banned from joining Fort Bragg spouses club

New York Daily News: North Carolina woman believes she was denied membership in military spouses’ group because she is a lesbian

Stars & Stripes: Same-sex spouse not allowed to join group at Fort Bragg

The Advocate: Lesbian Wife Denied Membership to Military Spouses Group

Huffington Post: Denied Because I’m a Same-Sex Spouse? An Open Letter to the President of the Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses

Stars and Stripes: Married Gays, Lesbians Still Viewed As “Single” By Military

Huffington Post: Lack of Care for Gay Military Families: Government Bureaucracy or Apathy?

Gay San Diego: With Liberty and Justice For All: LGBT Military After DADT

Medill Equal Media Project: Families Matter: How North Carolina’s conservative values jeopardizes its LGBT community

The Advocate: It’s A Nice Day For A Base Wedding

Austin’s KTBC Fox 7: Interview at AMPA’s booth at Austin Pride.

MSNBC: DADT One Year Later

Huffington Post: The End of DADT Was Not the End of Discrimination in the Military

CBS News: Furor Fades a Year After Military’s Gay Ban Lifted

SDGLN: How DOMA affects my Navy family

Huffington Post: DADT Repeal Anniversary: Still No Support For Gay Military Families

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News (SDGLN): Participants sought for LGBT contingent marching in San Diego Veterans Day Parade

News 14 Carolina: Celebration Marks First Gay Pride Week in Fayetteville

SiriusXM OUTQ News: AMPA President talks about launch of SLDN/Outserve congressional letter-writing campaign

Union Tribune: Troops at Gay Pride Parades: Are They Political?

CNN iReport Video: AMPA Members Participate in America’s Pride Parade in San Diego, CA

Huffington Post: “With Liberty and Justice for All?”

Bloomberg: Gay Troops Get ‘Surreal’ Chance To Celebrate At Pentagon - (Captain Angela Shrader, partner of AMPA board member Cathy Cooper, talks about what the Pentagon’s pride event means to her).

Huffington Post: “Honoring Gay Troops While Ignoring Their Families”

Kansas City Star: Why “Gay Marriage” is Important

Rainbow Radio: AMPA President Stephen Peters interviewed on South Carolina’s Rainbow Radio

Huffington Post: AMPA Member Welcomes Home His Sailor From Deployment

Huffington Post: Happy Mother’s Day…Well, Almost

CNN: AMPA Members Get Engaged on Base after Marine Returns from Afghanistan

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: The Newest Group of Military Spouses is Stuck Outside the Gate

Huffington Post: Six Months On From DADT Repeal and Nothing’s Changed

Time Magazine: Marines Publish A Book On The End of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (Included in the book is an essay by Major Alasdair Mackay, USMC, who is the husband of our AMPA president Stephen Peters)

Jurist: Military Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses Advances Equality

Washington Blade: A Night to Remember

Washington Post: Celebration and Concern Mark End of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Associated Press (VIDEO): End of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Nears

Associated Press: Repeal of Gay Ban Welcomed by Civilian Partners

Washington Blade: DOD Officials: Benefits for Gay Troops Will be Examined

MSNBC: Military Gay Couples Won’t Enjoy Benefits

Stars & Stripes: Gay Officer, Companion Look Forward to Repeal

American Public Media: Committed under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (with audio)

MyFoxDC: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Survey Analysis

South Florida Gay News: SU Announces Launch of MilitaryPartners.org

Echelon Magazine: SU Announces Launch of MilitaryPartners.org

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: SU Launches MilitaryPartners.org

Sirius OutQ News: SU Launches Military Partners Initiative

The Advocate: Org Launches Website to Support Military Partners

CNN: Dear Obama: Go Beyond Gay Partners’ Hospital Rights

Bay Windows: Would Partners of Gay Troops Get Benefits, Too?

Bay Windows: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Will Benefit Children

CNN: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — Don’t Call Home?

LA Times: ‘Silent Partners’ Examines What Happens When People ‘Don’t Tell’

In The Life Media: In Their Boots: Silent Partners (with video)

The California Report: Gay Partners Struggle with Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (with audio)

Mombian: Children Ask, Children Tell

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