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Entries by Aubrey Sarvis from 01/2009

The Mantra to End DADT: Yes We Can!

| Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics
Read More: Dadt, LGBT Community, 60 Minutes, Ellen Tauscher, President Obama, Admiral Mike Mullen, New York Times, Obama Transition, Congress, Robert Gibbs, Ted Kennedy, Yes We Can, US Military, Obama Gay Rights, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Military, 100 Days, Politics News

There is no question that our next president is facing a host of truly awful problems. Cut the Administration some slack regarding Don't Ask Don't Tell, yes -- but not too much.

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The Dream of Equality Is for All, Not 'Almost All'

| Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics
Read More: Bono, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Queen Latifah, Equality, U2, Inauguration, President Obama, Politics News

The world is counting on Obama. Here at home millions in the LGBT community, and thousands of gays and lesbians now serving their country but forced to serve in silence, they are counting on him too.

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When the President Orders, the Military Follows

| Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics
Read More: Pentagon, Howard Kurtz, Congress, Robert Gates, Guantanamo Detainees, President Obama, Executive Orders, Washington Post, Admiral Mullen Joint Chiefs, Dont Ask Dont Tell, House Armed Services Committee, Dan Froomkin, Torture, Gays and Lesbians in the Military, US Military, LGBT Issues, Gays and Lesbians, White House Watch, Media, Civil Rights, Lgbt, Gays in the Military, Military, Armed Forces, LGBT Rights, Gays, Politics News

I believe Congress will be in lockstep with the President on a repeal of DADT. At the end of this year, the law that bars gay men and women from serving openly in the military can be gone.

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