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DOD announces “fix” to gay Web site ban that doesn’t fix anything

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DOD reiterates policy of not banning LGBT sites, but doesn’t say anything about blogs or political sites.
Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Photo courtesy of DOD.

A US sailor asks why LGBT Pride Month is not celebrated in the fleet

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The Commander-in-Chief has issued two LGBT Pride Month proclamations, yet Pride is not celebrated in the fleet.
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DOD using same Blue Coat Internet censor as Syria, Saudi Arabia and likely Burma

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Blue Coat technology is blocking US troops from reading gay and progressive news Web sites and blogs.
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DOD to investigate complaints that gay blogs, news sites are censored on Pentagon computers

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DOD acknowledged tonight that “some sites may have unnecessarily been blocked.” And they’re looking into it.
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DOD says it’s banning gay blogs for national security reasons – doesn’t ban FRC’s blog, Red State

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Funny that reading AMERICAblog, PHB, Towleroad, HRC’s blog risks national security. But FRC’s blog is fine.
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DOD anti-”LGBT” Web filter category also bans gay anti-bullying, suicide prevention sites

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Why is the Pentagon using Internet filtering software that is clearly discriminatory to gay and trans people?
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Pentagon bans even more sites for being “gay”; anti-gay “hate group” okay

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The Pentagon’s war against gay news sites continues as more gay blogs are banned for being “LGBT.”
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Pentagon bans Towleroad, AMERICAblog sites for being “LGBT.” Coulter, Limbaugh ok.

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I wonder if the Pentagon has a censorship category titled “Jewish,” “African-American,” or “Latino.”
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Taxpayers to pay $3.5m to Lockheed ex–CEO fired before taking job

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Lifestyles of the .001% — Pentagon’s largest contractor Lockheed gives golden parachute to fired executive
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