Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea:
1. Round-Up Saloon co-owners Gary Miller and Alan Pierce have been selected as grand marshals of the 28th annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade, set for Sept. 18, according to an announcement by the bar this morning on Facebook. The Round-Up celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2010.
2. A former U.S. Navy commander has been censured for allowing an ensign to receive anti-gay call signs including “Romo’s Bitch,” “Fagmeister” and “Gay Boy.” Ensign Steve Crowston, an East Texas native and avid Dallas Cowboys fan, filed a complaint against Cmdr. Liam Bruen over the incident. Bruen abruptly retired from the Navy in May. Read our previous coverage of the case here.
3. The festivities continued Monday in New York, with 46 gay couples tying the knot in a joint ceremony at Niagara Falls, and three more marrying on stage at a Broadway theater following a performance of Hair. Watch video of the post-Hair ceremonies below. Meanwhile, an anti-gay group has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn marriage equality.
