Gays in the Military

Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.29.2012

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Evan Wolfson

This Memorial Day, as we remember those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom, let's also remember the additional price that our gay and lesbian service members and their families pay every day they serve our country under discriminatory law.

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A National First: Gay Military Students Graduating Openly

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 05.27.2012

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexua...

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WATCH: U.S. Air Force Academy Graduates First Openly Gay Cadets

Posted 05.25.2012

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In yet another historic, post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" moment, the U.S. Air Force Academy graduated the nation's first group of openly gay cadets this ...

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House GOP War On Gays In The Military Has Only Just Begun

Mother Jones | Posted 05.17.2012

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell is history, but House Republicans are still waging a last-ditch guerrilla campaign against the acceptance of gay and lesbian ser...

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Queering Military Media

Noah Tsika | Posted 05.01.2012

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Noah Tsika

A single question will structure forthcoming, gay-themed military documentaries: do straight soldiers, who may or may not be homophobic, and whose disdain for open declarations of gay identities may or may not have religious roots, need to alter their beliefs and become pro-queer?

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LOOK: Marine Recieves 'First Ever' Gay Proposal On U.S. Military Base

Posted 04.27.2012

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In a heartwarming sign of the post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era, one gay marine was greeted with a romantic wedding proposal as he returned to San Dieg...

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Max J. Rosenthal

Marine Corps Book Officially Declares Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal No Big Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday marked six months since the repeal of the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. On the same day, the Marine Corps Universit...

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Max J. Rosenthal

Military Gays Demand Greater Equality

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- At a campaign event in Maryland on Friday, President Barack Obama trumpeted the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy as a signat...

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The Surprising Effects Of DADT Repeal

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.12.2012

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After the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in September 2011, advocates on both sides of the debate predicted far-reaching changes in the li...

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Gay U.S. Marine Caught In Homecoming Smooch: 'Love Is Love'

Posted 03.01.2012

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It continues to be the photo seen around the world: a U.S. Marine caught in a passionate lip-lock with his boyfriend during a homecoming. But Mari...

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Photo Of U.S. Marine Caught In Passionate Homecoming Lip-Lock Goes Viral

Posted 02.27.2012

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A homecoming photo of a U.S. Marine caught in a passionate lip-lock with his boyfriend has gone viral in the blogosphere after it was posted on Facebo...

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Jason Cherkis

Santorum's Conservative Journey Sprang From Moderation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Piss Christ," Andres Serrano's photograph of a plastic Jesus submerged in a jar of urine, caused outrage when it was exhibited in the U...

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Andrea Stone

Gay Troops Going To Disney World Resort Run By Army

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.16.2012

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Gay and lesbian military members will hold their second ever conference next fall at a Florida vacation resort operated by the U.S. Army. In the la...

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Santorum Insults Women Who Served in Combat

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.11.2012

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Jon Soltz

Our troops are professional and do their jobs -- men and women, alike. Does Rick Santorum think we're not?

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Gay U.S. Airman Reveals Why He Came Out On YouTube

Daily Dot | Jordan Valinsky | Posted 02.04.2012

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When Randy Phillips uploaded his first video to YouTube, he knew it would change his life forever--he just didn't know if it would be for the better o...

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Andrea Stone

Meeting Set For Boehner Aide, Lesbian Guardsman With Cancer

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The lesbian National Guardsman whose fruitless effort to secure an audience with someone in Speaker of the House John Boehner's office w...

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Andrea Stone

Lesbian Guardsman Battling Cancer To Tell Boehner Staff That Her Wife Deserves Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A lesbian National Guardsman -- who is fighting Stage IV breast cancer and who fears time is running out for overturning the Defense of ...

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Why Same-Sex Marriage Recognition In The Military Matters

Katie Miller | Posted 03.27.2012

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Katie Miller

Pushing for same-sex partner recognition and family benefits in the military may appear to be a narrow goal in the wide scheme of LGBT issues, but military families are setting the stage for DOMA repeal, and same-sex marriage recognition in the military reclaims the term "family."

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Max J. Rosenthal

'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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DADT To Return In Oklahoma?

Posted 01.10.2012

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After President Obama repealed the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy in 2010, many Republicans quickly promised to reinstate it if they won...

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It All Starts With A Kiss

Kathryn Hamm | Posted 03.09.2012

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Kathryn Hamm

In some ways, it seems like a really small thing. It was just a kiss. A G-rated kiss. The kind of kiss that most folks wouldn't pay much attention to if they walked past the embrace on a city block.

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Will Defenders of DADT Stand By Their Dire Predictions?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 02.20.2012

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Nathaniel Frank

The ban ended three months ago, with little fanfare. Will opponents of equality going forward get away with using the same "disruption" theory to convince policymakers to oppose full equality for LGBT and other Americans? Because that's what they're trying.

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The War on Christmas

Susie Sampson | Posted 02.20.2012

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Susie Sampson

With the upcoming Christmas holiday and the threats that it obviously faces, I spoke with some Americans about the War on Christmas. Some were obviously great patriots, and some were obviously sinners.

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Vet Heckles Perry Over Controversial Ad

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was heckled Sunday in Ames, Iowa over his recent ad criticizing President Barack Obama for signing legisl...

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After DADT Repeal, U.S. Military Is Hit With Another Surprise Controversy

Posted 12.09.2011

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The repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was hailed by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists as a supreme vi...

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