Administration accused of spying on gay groups

Administration Accused Of Spying On Gay Groups
by Doreen Brandt, 365Gay.com Washington Bureau

Posted: December 20, 2005 1:00 pm ET

(Washington) An organization that represents gays in the military said Tuesday that it will file a Freedom of Information Act request to learn if it or other LGBT organizations have been monitored by the Bush Administration following media reports that the Pentagon has been spying on “suspicious” meetings by civilian groups, including student groups opposed to the military’s "don't ask, don't tell".

Allegations of spying were first reported in the media last week. The reports said that Pentagon investigators labeled a gay kiss-in at the University of California - Santa Cruz as a "credible threat" of terrorism.

The demonstration, to protest the ban on gays in the military, was staged in front of Army, Navy and Marine Corps recruiters who were trying to interest students in careers in the military.