{"id":1950438,"date":"2023-06-18T14:46:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T18:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armys-top-enlisted-leader-fights-with-twitter-users-to-defend-units-pride-month-post\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T14:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T18:47:12","slug":"armys-top-enlisted-leader-fights-with-twitter-users-to-defend-units-pride-month-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armys-top-enlisted-leader-fights-with-twitter-users-to-defend-units-pride-month-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Army&#8217;s top enlisted leader defends unit&#8217;s &#8216;Pride&#8217; Month post amid Twitter backlash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmys-top-enlisted-leader-fights-with-twitter-users-to-defend-units-pride-month-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Army&#8217;s Top Enlisted Leader Engages in Twitter Battle to Defend Unit&#8217;s &#8216;Pride&#8217; Month Post<\/h2>\n<p>The Army&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-investigating-tweet-alleging-inappropriate-relationship\/\" title=\"Army Investigating Tweet Alleging Inappropriate Relationship\">top enlisted leader<\/a>, Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, has fired back at critics of a post from the 82nd Airborne celebrating LGBT members. In a two-day Twitter battle, Grinston condemned the criticism as harassment and defended the unit&#8217;s observance of &#8220;pride month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 82nd Airborne&#8217;s post, which kick-started the unit&#8217;s pride month observance, received backlash from Twitter users, many of whom identified themselves as veterans. They called the post a &#8220;disgrace&#8221; and claimed it distracted from the Army&#8217;s mission.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Grinston took to Twitter to address the criticism. He emphasized that discriminatory harassment, based on factors such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or sexual orientation, is unacceptable. Grinston stood up for lesbian, gay, and transgender individuals who serve in the Army and called out the critics for their bigotry.<\/p>\n<p>The 82nd Airborne&#8217;s tweet recommended Army families to check out a book called &#8220;Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens&#8221; from the on-base library. The unit also suggested another book that helps parents learn how to support their LGBT child. These titles, intended for ages 13 and up, sparked further debate among Twitter users.<\/p>\n<p>While some praised Grinston for defending LGBT individuals, others argued that expressing disagreement does not constitute harassment. The Twitter battle continued with users exchanging opinions on various topics, including the Army&#8217;s retention goals, military appreciation month, and the issue of food insecurity among service members.<\/p>\n<p>Grinston shared articles and information to counter the critics&#8217; claims, highlighting the Army&#8217;s efforts to address financial struggles and support its personnel. The Twitter skirmish eventually concluded, but it exemplified how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plan-to-rename-confederate-base-names-moves-forward\/\" title=\"Plan To Rename Confederate Base Names Moves Forward\">senior military leaders<\/a> are not afraid to engage in cultural controversies and defend their positions.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The Twitter battle between the Army&#8217;s top enlisted leader and critics of the 82nd Airborne&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armys-top-enlisted-leader-fights-with-twitter-users-to-defend-units-pride-month-post\/\" title=\"Army's top enlisted leader defends unit's 'Pride' Month post amid Twitter backlash.\">pride month post showcased<\/a> the ongoing debates surrounding LGBT issues within the military. It also highlighted the willingness of senior military leaders to address cultural controversies and stand up for the rights of all service members.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/armys-top-enlisted-leader-fights-twitter-users-defend-units-pride-month-post\/\">Army&#8217;s Top Enlisted Leader Fights with Twitter Users to Defend Unit&#8217;s &#8216;Pride&#8217; Month Post<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army&#8217;s senior enlisted leader engaged in a Twitter feud defending the 82nd Airborne&#8217;s post honoring LGBT members. Numerous Twitter users, identifying as veterans, ridiculed the unit&#8217;s &#8220;pride month&#8221; observance, deeming it a &#8220;disgrace.&#8221; The battle lasted two days, as shown by tweets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":899,"featured_media":1950439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[9854,4265,4549,20048,3939,7666,4899,6575,4253,10289],"class_list":["post-1950438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-armys","tag-backlash","tag-defends","tag-enlisted","tag-leader","tag-month","tag-post","tag-pride","tag-twitter","tag-units"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/899"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1950439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}