Gays in Military

Reading the Pictures: The Active Duty Homecoming Kiss -- The Gay Male Edition (Finally)

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.01.2012

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There are several elements to point out about this photo which both punctuate the kiss and the potential for pushing buttons of less open-minded viewers. Here they are in increasing order of impact.

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Charlie Morgan Takes Battle With DOMA To Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Charlie Morgan, the lesbian National Guardsman who is battling Stage IV breast cancer and the Defense of Marriage Act that would deny su...

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'It Gets Better,' Even While You're At War

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 01.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Now that gays and lesbians can serve openly in the military, some service members are attempting to help others through struggles simila...

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Same-Sex Married Troops Ready To Sue Over Military Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.16.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- The gay advocacy group that successfully lobbied to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy plans to file a lawsuit in feder...

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Gay Troops, Included But Not Equal

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.15.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- Amid the joy of meeting in public for the first time and with the novelty of the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" receding, active-duty ...

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A FIRST: Navy Clears Gay World War II Veteran's Record 70 Years Later

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 11.16.2011

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SAN DIEGO -- Nearly 70 years after expelling Melvin Dwork for being gay, the Navy is changing his discharge from "undesirable" to "honorable" – ...

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How-To Guide: Everything Gay Troops Need To Know Once DADT Repeal Becomes Official

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 09.27.2011

WASHINGTON -- Is it required to come out if you're a gay or lesbian service member? Is it safe for gay troops to confide in their chaplain? Which bene...

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Troops March In Gay Pride Parade For First Time Ever

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 09.15.2011

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SAN DIEGO -- About 200 active-duty troops and veterans wearing T-shirts advertising their branch of service marched Saturday in San Diego's gay pride ...

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Duty, Honor, Country, and a Big Tent

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.03.2011

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After a day of reflection we look forward, to the future. America is stuck in some ruts. It has had some serious dips and shown some key economic, military and moral limits that have punctured its mystique. But I feel that America has a creative edginess that may help to undermine cynicism and get the country on a healthy, productive course that everyone has a hand in. As controversial a man General Douglas MacArthur was, he had a way with words -- and focus on the particular words of duty, honor, and country, I feel, apply to all of us.

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Obama Administration Asks Court To Uphold 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration may have concluded that laws targeting gay Americans are presumably unconstitutional, but it still aske...

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Glad to See DADT Gone, But the Underlying Bigotry Remains

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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To me, the story isn't how enlightened we are to allow gay and lesbian Americans to serve their country, but rather how, yet again, we were slow to stop oppressing a group because its members are perceived as different.

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Hoyer: Senate Has Votes Needed To Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: Dec. 16, 10:05 a.m. - The Senate has at least 62 votes to repeal the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) sai...

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White House Indicates New Hope For DADT Repeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The White House on Friday raised the tantalizing specter of pushing a stand-alone repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell through the Congress in...

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Homophobia in Military: Not What You Would Think

Nigel Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

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A military that accepts differences, whether of race, or gender, or sexual orientation, is bound to be stronger. That is the take home message from the survey conducted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Obama's Wily Strategy for Ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Adam Winkler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Opponents of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" have condemned Obama for not doing enough to secure repeal. But is it possible that the president is employing a covert strategy that all but guarantees the courts will find the law unconstitutional?

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It's the Military, Stupid! Demeaning Service Members for Political Gain

David C. Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The military operates by emphasizing a "team" identity, and this is why concerns about the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" are irrelevant. You sign away your own beliefs when you join and adopt those regulated by the service.

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The McCains Agree

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Homosexuality in the Military: An Anthropological Perspective

Nigel Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Spartans were not alone in their institutionalization of homosexuality in the military. The same phenomenon occurred among the Japanese samurai.

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Israel A Model (Of Sorts) On Gays In The Military

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Michelle Chabin Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS) Israel, like the United States, is a largely secular society with deep religious roots. And ...

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Hit the Showers! A Gay Veteran Responds to the DADT Repeal Survey and the Pentagon's Gay Sex Obsession

Rob Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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The way some of the survey questions are structured is enough to make one think that its creators are as obsessed with gay sexuality as those who practice it regularly.

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Gays in the Military: I'm Asking and the U.K. is Telling -- An interview with Baroness Kingsmill

Bill Donius | Posted 05.25.2011

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While our country awaits a resolution to the outdated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, I asked House of Lords member, Baroness Denise Kingsmill, how her country has been dealing with gays serving openly in their military since 2000?

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Arizona mayor insults gay troops during Memorial Day speech

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's one thing to have a personal belief that homosexuality is a sin, but it's something else entirely to have that belief lead you into acting like a...

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Obama Team Turns on Engines in Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recently I had the opportunity to meet some "senior administration officials" regarding the contours of the recently released "National Security Strategy" by the President.

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John Sheehan, US Ex-General, Apologizes For Dutch Gay Comments

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A retired American general has apologized for a remark to the U.S. Senate suggesting that gay Dutch soldiers were partl...

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'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal Falling Victim To Foot-Dragging

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why is it taking so long to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell"? President Obama has repeatedly vowed to end the policy; the Democratic leadership of Congr...

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