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Active-Duty Military To March In Gay Pride Parade For First Time

By Beth Ford Roth / Home Post Blogger
Published July 13, 2011 at 7:03 AM PDT
This story was published more than 14 years ago.
People walk in the San Diego Gay Pride Parade in July 2010.
SD Pride 2011
People walk in the San Diego Gay Pride Parade in July 2010.

About 350 servicemembers will be breaking new ground on Saturday at the San Diego LGBT Pride Parade. That’s because they’ll be members of the the first-ever active-duty military contingent to march openly in a gay pride parade, according to San Diego LGBT Pride executive director Dwayne Crenshaw. Crenshaw tells News10 there will be about 350 members of the active-duty military contingent in the parade -- complete with a convoy truck. (Read more)

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Beth Ford Roth
Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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