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At Fort Hood, Muted Reaction to Benefits for Gay Troops

By: by Luke Quinton, KUT News
Updated: February 12, 2013

The Pentagon on Monday extended some benefits to same-sex partners of military service members. At Fort Hood in Central Texas, the decision appeared to have stirred little controversy.

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This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/12/at-ford-hood-muted-reaction-to-benefits-for/.

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