Bradley Manning is Off Limits at SF Gay Pride Parade, but Corporate Sleaze is Embraced

Glenn Greenwald @ Guardian UK - News reports yesterday indicated that Bradley Manning, widely known to be gay, had been selected to be one of the Grand Marshals of the annual San Francisco gay pride parade, named by the LGBT Pride Celebration Committee. When the predictable backlash instantly ensued, the president of the Board of SF Pride, Lisa L Williams, quickly capitulated, issuing a cowardly, imperious statement that has to be read to be believed.  Read more.