Word: bray
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...states to ban homosexual sodomy, and since then, gay and civil rights activists have been fighting the increasing number of prosecutions. Nor are sodomy laws exclusively aimed at gays; heterosexual sodomy is deemed an impermissible act in 18 states. "These laws criminalize our private lives and relationships," says Robert Bray of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "And if it isn't 10 toes up and 10 toes down, heterosexuals risk going to jail...
These dollars, according to Kathy Bray-Stazinski, Facilities Superintendent of first-year dormitories, flow into a "Facilities Fund for cosmetic and practical repairs of buildings...
Army regulations exclude women from combat duty, but that rule was stretched when 771 female soldiers took part in the invasion of Panama, including several MPs who were involved in firefights. One officer, Captain Linda Bray, directed her platoon against a Panamanian garrison at an attack-dog kennel. Though no Panamanians were killed, as was originally reported, shots were exchanged...
...reserved for infantrymen who have been in combat. Still, the women who took fire in Panama are eligible for medals such as the Bronze or Silver Star. All Panama veterans are also entitled to transfer their unit patches from the left to the right shoulder, signifying combat experience. Bray's champions still applaud her pioneering role. Says Colorado Democrat Patricia Schroeder: "If you may be a soldier, what does it mean? It includes combat duty...
Although military police like Bray are considered support troops, their duties can be hazardous. Women are among Marines guarding U.S. embassies abroad, and the Air Force employs female test pilots. Yet promotion often hinges on command experience in aircraft, fighting ships or tanks -- and women's careers are circumscribed without...