MSNBC - Gay Military Advocacy Group Snubbed At White House Event
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Channel: SuchIsLifeVideos · 2011 · News & Politics
Servicemembers United, a gay military advocacy group, is upset that the White House blocked its members from attending the kickoff for a military families initiative on Tuesday. The military initiative, Joining Forces, hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden excluded gay families including Servicemembers United. "The president has been crystal clear that the administration is moving forward with the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' quickly and efficiently," Kristina Schake, spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, said in a written statement. "However, it still remains the law." But Servicemembers United Director Alexander Nicholson called the exclusion unwarranted telling The Advocate, "There is really no reason to continue to exclude gay families or their advocates from the first lady's events for military families and military family advocates."
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