tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368159139210425130.post5233614693305803830..comments2024-03-17T22:58:56.270-05:00Comments on AKSARBENT: SFist calls S.F. Pride 'spineless' for backpedaling on naming Bradley Manning a parade Grand MarshalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368159139210425130.post-33087172126320328832013-05-04T18:51:50.864-05:002013-05-04T18:51:50.864-05:00I think naming Manning was a choice bound to upset...I think naming Manning was a choice bound to upset some people. Gay people were denied security clearances for many reasons in the past. Some of the reasons were susceptibility to blackmail, purported higher susceptibility to being seduced, and a belief that gay people were inherently mentally unstable.<br /><br />I believe that some members of the gay community (e.g. people retired from law Amzamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672308334289039259noreply@blogger.com