Australia : Army defends gay pride pins
The Defence Department is standing firm behind its decision to issue rising sun cufflinks and lapel badges emblazoned on a gay pride flag.
The Defence Department is standing firm behind its decision to issue rising sun cufflinks and lapel badges emblazoned on a gay pride flag.
A Queensland Army Reserve officer has lashed out at the idea, claiming it is inappropriate for the rising sun symbol to be used for a “political cause”.
Major Bernard Gaynor is demanding the Minister for Defence halt production of the pins, saying Defence is “wasting taxpayer dollars on jewellery to promote homosexuality”.
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