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RAF officers to join gay pride march
Telegraph ^ | 26/08/2004

Posted on 08/26/2004 10:52:56 AM PDT by presidio9

The Royal Air Force is to become the first of the Armed Forces to take part in a gay pride festival.

Eight officers from the force will man a float at Manchester's gay pride event this weekend.

The RAF says it is part of a recruitment drive to show how the military welcomes people from different backgrounds.

A spokesman said: "Along with the other Armed Forces, the RAF tries to reflect the community from which it draws it members.

"We have recruitment policies that recognise that people from different backgrounds can make positive contributions. An individual's sexual orientation is none of the RAF's business."

Until January last year, the forces were legally allowed to dismiss gay and lesbian officers. However, a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights said the ban breached people's right to a private life.

Last month, Brian Paddick, deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, marched with 100 uniformed gay police officers at London Gay Pride.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: backdoor; gaycountry; homosexualagenda; notoiletpaperneeded; pipecleaner; poopchute; raf

1 posted on 08/26/2004 10:52:56 AM PDT by presidio9
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To: presidio9

I don't get it. Painfully unfunny.

2 posted on 08/26/2004 10:55:18 AM PDT by martin_fierro (_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
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To: presidio9

Hmmmmmmmmm.....considering British military history, I would have thought it would have been members of the Brigade of Guards who would have been marching in a gay pride parade. Anyone familiar with the old canard of "A Guardsman in the park"?


4 posted on 08/26/2004 10:56:58 AM PDT by Bombardier (Target.....target....target....BOMBS AWAY!!!)
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To: presidio9

Always wondered about Biggles' relationship with Ginger.


5 posted on 08/26/2004 10:58:11 AM PDT by Kiss Me Hardy
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To: presidio9

I'm surprised it wasn't the Royal Navy -- known for "rum, sodomy and the lash" in the immortal words of Churchill.


6 posted on 08/26/2004 10:58:53 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: presidio9

Rum, buggery, and the lash -- that's how the Royal Navy got by.


7 posted on 08/26/2004 10:59:39 AM PDT by quark
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To: martin_fierro

Oh, Possums, do be sure to wear matching outfits at the parade! Being an oppressed minority is not an excuse for being unfashionable!


8 posted on 08/26/2004 10:59:59 AM PDT by mountaineer
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To: presidio9

Rule 1: NO POOFTAHS!


9 posted on 08/26/2004 11:44:43 AM PDT by Awestruck (The artist formerly known as Goodie D)
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To: presidio9

My dad, who was a Master Sgt in the RAF, must be spinning in his grave.


10 posted on 08/26/2004 12:30:37 PM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: Zavien Doombringer; Slings and Arrows; TheBigB

I'll never think about our "Special Relationship" with the British the same way again.

11 posted on 08/26/2004 1:10:13 PM PDT by presidio9 (KHAAAAAAAANNNN!!! KHAAAAAAAANNNN!!!)
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To: presidio9

"They say the navy makes men, well, they made me..."

12 posted on 08/26/2004 1:31:00 PM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (I am not late for Zots, I have stealth Zot capability.....)
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13 posted on 08/26/2004 1:32:46 PM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (I am not late for Zots, I have stealth Zot capability.....)
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To: presidio9

http://www.moviesoundscentral.com/sounds/touchme.wav


14 posted on 08/26/2004 2:03:56 PM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (I am not late for Zots, I have stealth Zot capability.....)
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To: Zavien Doombringer

15 posted on 08/26/2004 2:06:26 PM PDT by presidio9 (KHAAAAAAAANNNN!!! KHAAAAAAAANNNN!!!)
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