Armed Forces color guard from participating in gay rights events since the 2011 repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, gay rights organizations from D.C. The eight-member team is scheduled to help lead off the 1 1 / 2-mile parade, immediately preceding the Capital Pride lead banner and grand marshal Chris Kluwe, a former National Football League punter and the author of the book “ Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies.” The Department of Defense has authorized what military gay rights groups and organizers of the Capital Pride parade say is a first nationwide - a color guard that will present the red, white and blue as well as flags of each branch of the military.
Armed Forces color guard marching alongside rainbow flags in a gay pride parade. Shortly after Dykes on Bikes rumble across the starting line of the Capital Pride parade in Dupont Circle on Saturday, an expected 150,000 spectators should witness something never before seen on an American city street - a U.S.