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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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