It’s been little more than a decade since the Department of Defense officially repealed “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” But today that progress is being threatened by a vitriolic anti-LGBTQ backlash from the right — and the Pentagon is starting to cave.
Sources told NBC News that Milley was visibly angered this week when he was informed the event would be taking place. The event wasand received a generally positive reaction from the almost 200 attendees at the base.
“Certain criteria must be met for persons or organizations acting in non-Federal capacity to use DOD facilities and equipment. As Secretary Austin has said, the DOD will not host drag events at U.S.installations or facilities. Hosting these types of events in federally funded facilities is not a suitable use of DOD resources,” Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, said in a statement to NBC News.
In March, Austin and Milley testified before the House Armed Services Committee, where they were questioned by Rep. on how prevalent “drag queen story hours” were at U.S. military bases. Gaetz specifically pointed to Nellis AFB’s “Drag-u-Nellis” event as an example. Trending
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