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Remembering Pfc. Barry Winchell on the 10th Anniversary of His Murder

Michael Rowe | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Victor Fehrenbach, America, Pat Kutteles, Independence Day, Sldn, Dan Choi, American Flag, Fourth of July, Calpernia Addams, Barry Winchell, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

The real cost of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has always been the human one -- Barry Winchell's life, of course, beaten out of him with a baseball bat over the 4th of July weekend 10 years ago.

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This Fourth: Freedom, Crispus and Gay Linguists (Remixed)

John Ridley | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dan Choi, Lt. Dan Choi, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Politics News

This Fourth of July, consider the true cost of freedom. Beyond spilled blood and loss of life, it is tolerating those not like us, who wish to defend us.

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Now is Not the Time for Delay

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Congress, President Obama, Iraq, Insurance Companies, Barack Obama, Stonewall Riots, Defense of Marriage Act, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Iran, Senate, Gay Rights, Russia, Fox News, Honduras, Health Care, Politics News

It is too early too know whether Obama's promise at the Stonewall celebration is to be taken seriously or if it was his attempt to extricate himself from a potentially difficult situation by making more promises.

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As Debate On DADT Rages, Robert Gates Looks For 'Humane' Stopgap

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Department of Defense, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

Spencer Ackerman flags a "curious choice of words" from Defense Secretary Bob Gates, apparently bravely stating the case that maybe, someday, someone ...

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Olbermann: Obama Stonewalling On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Dan Savage, Civil Rights, President Obama, Video, Gay Rights, Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Dadt, Obama Gay Rights, Dan Savage Keith Olbermann, Dan Savage Video, Keith Olbermann, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

Keith Olbermann brought on author and noted gay rights activist Dan Savage to discuss whether President Obama is stonewalling on "Don't Ask, Don't Tel...

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Obama Gives a Good Speech, But Will It Help Lt. Choi?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.31.2009 | Home

Read More: Doma, National, Guantanamo, Obama, Gay, Lt. Dan Choi, Defense of Marriage Act, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Lgbt, Reception, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Stonewall Riots, Gay Rights, Dan Choi, Health Care, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Home News

If the Obama administration can't pass a comprehensive overhaul of health care, then how is it going to repeal laws that a large proportion of Americans don't care about or to which many don't object?

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Obama Strains To Win Back Favor Of Gays With LGBT Event At White House

The Hill | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, Robert Gibbs, Doma, Obama Administration, Obama, Joe Biden, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Biden, Gay Rights, Gays, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Politics News

President Obama, under fire from some gay and lesbian groups for what they see as slow movement on two of their most important issues, is taking steps...

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Why It's Time for LGBT Democrats to Get Over Their Battered Wife Syndrome

Michael Rowe | Posted 07.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Lt. Col. Victor J. Fehrenbach, Gay Rights, Department of Defense, Glaad, Doma, Rick Warren, Dan Choi, Justice Department, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Michael Jensen, Politics News

What if, instead of giving out a million dollar booty-call, the LGBT donors had suddenly crossed their collective political and economic legs, and told the DNC "No more freebies. Not without that ring."

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Gut Check

Kate Clinton | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Domestic Partnerships, Defense of Marriage Act, Dick Cheney, Politics News

As much as I was fully prepared to be disappointed in the Obama administration, I am surprised by my disappointment. They seem to have other priorities than full civil rights for LGBT people.

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The Road Map For Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Center for American Progress | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cap, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in Military, Army, Gay Rights, Military, Armed Forces, President Obama, Dadt, Obama, US Army, Center for American Progress, Politics News

Then-Senator Barack Obama pledged during the 2008 presidential campaign that he would work with military leaders and Congress to repeal the law that b...

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HRC Losing Donors Over Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy

Queerty | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Hrc Fundraising, Joe Solmonese, HRC Don't Ask Don't Tell, Hrc Donors, Human Rights Campaign, Hrc, Politics News

In a revealing letter to the Human Rights Campaign obtained by Queerty, a donor to the organization reveals he's withdrawing his financial support for...

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Thank You Congress

Aaron Belkin | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Gays Military, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

Today, 77 members of Congress sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama to take the lead on "don't ask, don't tell" by issuing an immediate moratorium on further gay discharges.

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Obama, Gay Rights, and the LeBron Factor

Carlos Watson | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, John McCain, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Jon Soltz, Gay Marriage, Dick Cheney, Politics News

It's easy to fall into the trap that LeBron James' teammates often do -- we get so used to watching him put up fantastical stats each night, we assume he can do anything. The same is true of Obama.

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Gays to Obama: "We've Seen Enough"

Wayne Besen | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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The Democrats took our money, our votes and our volunteer hours and now they tell us to wait patiently, like good little gays.

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Starbucks Offers Better Same-Sex Medical Benefits Than Obama

Kase Wickman | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

A gay Starbucks barista's wife gets better medical benefits than if she was married to a female senator.

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Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.

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White House Defends Anti-Gay Marriage Brief Amid Furor

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, P[Resident Obama, Robert Gibbs, Gay Rights, Jake Tapper, Gay Rights Obama, Obama, Justice Department, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, Barney Frank, Politics News

A week after the Justice Department filed a motion in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, White House Press Secretary reiterated the president's c...

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Obama Offers Gays a Consolation Prize of Extended Benefits

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, California, Litigation, President Obama, Obama Defense of Marriage Act, Obama Gay Rights, Same-Sex Couples Federal Benefits, Equal Rights, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News

I hate to be the one to explain this struggle to the first black president, but the equality movement is not a grab bag of rights. You don't get to reach in and see which prize you've won.

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Human Rights Campaign Pulls Out Of Major DNC Fundraiser

AMERICAblog | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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It's over, folks. A lot of us have been saying that if the Human Rights Campaign, the largest gay civil rights group in Washington, were to pull its a...

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Memorial Fund Established For Slain Holocaust Museum Guard (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

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Just so everyone knows: The American Jewish Committee's Washington DC chapter has established a memorial fund for Stephen Tyrone Johns, who was killed...

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John McCain: 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Not A "Civil Rights Issue"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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Yesterday afternoon, Air America White House Correspondent (and friend to Eat The Press ) Ana Marie Cox interviewed Arizona Senator John McCain for he...

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Gay Pride Reminds Us That Love Can't Be Legislated

Jason Mannino | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Army, Gay Rights, Ronald Reagan, Obama Gay Rights, Dan Choi, Don't Ask Dont Tell, Pride, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Living News

Love is not something for which we can fight. Fortunately, love is not tangible. It cannot be given or taken away by government legislation.

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Paging Team America: Who Will Save Laura & Euna?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Stephen Colbert, Public Plan Trigger, Congress, US Soldiers, Blaise Nutter, Public Option, Iraq War, Wilshire and Washington, Mandates, Ted Johnson, Teresa Valdez Klein, Maegan Carberry, Health Care, Politics News

When two American journalists are sent to prison in a foreign country, shouldn't the news organization at least support them and assuage public outrage by acknowledging and covering the situation on its own site?

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Colbert Debates Don't Ask, Don't Tell In Front Of Audience Of Active Troops (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.11.2009 | Comedy

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Stephen Colbert took on a formidable opponent last night in the debate over allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces: Himse...

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America Must Realign Itself With Truth, Justice, And Fairness For All Americans

Scott Foval | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Scott Foval, Human Rights, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Civil Rights, LGBTI Community, HIV Prevention, LGBTI Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Americans still have hypocritical double-standards about Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Americans.

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