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What Part of 'Equality' Doesn't the Right Wing Understand?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Elaine Donnelly, Social Conservatives, Rightwing, Arabic Translators, Gay, Don't Tell, Anti-Gay Agenda, Michele Bachmann, Don't Ask, Ann Coulter, Sexualization, Rick Santorum, Supreme Court, LGBT Rights, Republican Debate, Equality, Gay Voices News
Nathaniel Frank

Why do social conservatives have so much trouble seeing equality as equality, insisting every time a besieged minority finally gains equal treatment that they're getting an unfair privilege?

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What DADT Repeal Means to Me

Rob Smith | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Don't Ask, Dadt, Gay Veteran, Gay, Don't Tell, Lesbian, Dadt Repeal, Politics News
Rob Smith

As a young gay soldier who served between the ages of 17 and 22, DADT forced me to live a life that was defined by a fear of being open about my sexuality.

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Obama's Measured Path to DADT Repeal

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Pentagon, White House, Lgbt, Congress, Capitol Hill, Steny Hoyer, Robert Gates, Nancy Pelosi, Don't Tell, Harry Reid, Admiral Mike Mullen, Lame Duck Session, Don't Ask, Carl Levin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barack Obama, Patrick Murphy, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

No single individual or organization brought about the tremendous feat of dismantling "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). In the best military tradition, repeal was a team accomplishment.

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Yale Brings Back Air Force ROTC After Long Absence

AP | MICHAEL MELIA | Posted 11.12.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — The Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps is going back to Yale University under an agreement signed Monday, joining the ...

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Jim Messina Is a Perfect Choice to Be Obama's Campaign Manager

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Don't Tell, Obama 2008, Don't Ask, Obama Reelection, David Plouffe, Wall Street Reform, Health Insurance Reform, Jim Messina, Politics News
Robert Creamer

My understanding is that the campaign plan for 2012 is still in formation. But one critical element is clear. The campaign will be even more reliant than it was in 2008 on its grass roots ground game. Jim Messina is definitely the man for that job.

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Reality: It Isn't Always What It Seems

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Don't Tell, Don't Ask, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Taoist Sayings, Politics, Congress, Democrat, Dadt, Dadt Repeal, Republican, Taoist Stories, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Reality isn't always what it seems, dear one. When you are tempted to lament or exclaim over good and bad luck, consider saying, "Maybe," and wait to see what happens.

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Ryan Grim

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Opponents Taking Revenge On Russian Arms Treaty

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Russian Arms Treaty, John McCain, Senator Joe Lieberman, Don't Tell, Sen. Joe Lieberman, Senator John McCain, Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Repeal Dadt, Lindsey Graham, Sen. Bob Corker, Jon Kyl, Sen. John McCain, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, STARTY Treaty, Dadt, Bob Corker, Jeff Merkley, Joe Lieberman, Senator Bob Corker, Don't Ask, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Senator Lindsey Graham, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy over the weekend was a major victory for the White House, but it is now imperi...

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GLBT Soldiers and Prospective Recruits, Wise Up, Get Some Self Respect and Get Out

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles Karel Bouley

The entire controversy surrounding Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the unconstitutional policy that the Obama administration has repeatedly denounced while def...

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Soros, Lewis and Other Big Donors Abandon Democrats for Progressives and Weed

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Soros, Peter Lewis, Rachel Maddow, Don't Tell, Progressive Donors, Joe Biden, Don't Ask, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

If people want to know what's keeping the wallets of progressive donors shut, it's not because change isn't happening "fast enough." Its because they want Democrats to respect core Democratic values, not give excuses.

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Harvard President Links Campus Ban On ROTC To "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust said that ROTC will be welcome on campus once it repeals "don't ask, don't tell," the Boston Globe repo...

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DADT Protest: Gay Activists Arrested For Chaining Themselves To White House Fence To Protest Don't Ask Don't Tell

The Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask, Queer Rising, Gay Activists Arrested, Gays in the Military, Dadt, Getequal, Talk About Equality., Don't Tell, Dadt Protests, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

Six gay activists have reportedly been arrested at the White House this afternoon during a protest against "don't ask, don't tell."...

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10 Reasons To Believe That The World Actually Did End When Health Care Passed

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Michael Steele, House of Representatives, Gop, Rush Limbaugh, American Exceptionalism, Ford, Toyota, Pope Benedict, Democratic Party, Don't Tell, Barak Obama, Muslim, Apocalypse, Robert Gates, Kenya, Don't Ask, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Nuclear Weapons, Ratzinger, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Comedy News
Michael B. Laskoff

If you listen to the god-fearing, unreconstructed defenders of American exceptionalism, then you already know that world ended when health care reform passed. But why do things seem the same?

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Heckling For Hope

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Tell, Kip Williams, Obama, Gay Rights, Don't Ask, Gays in the Military, Senator Barbara Boxer, Politics News
Dr. Cheryl Pappas

Even the gay voices who have patiently remained unheard will more and more be heckling for hope, Mr. President.

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In Ending DADT, America Comes Out of the Closet

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Ben Nelson, Joseph Lieberman, Coming Out, Compromise, Mike Mullen, Congress, LGBT MAP, Don't Tell, John Hutson, Barack Obama, Unit Cohesion, Palm Center, Don't Ask, Unfriendly Fire, John Shalikashvili, Gays in the Military, Nancy Pelosi, Brookings, Research Portal, Carl Levin, West Point, Patrick Murphy, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

If there's one lesson we should have learned in the debate over gay service, it's that "don't ask, don't tell" was never about military effectiveness. It was a moral and political abuse of power, propped up by a ban on speaking truth to that power.

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What the Changes to DADT Mean: The Good, The Bad and the Politically Dangerous

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulatory Changes, Don't Ask, Defense Authorization Bill, Robert Gates, Defense Secretary, President Obama, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gay Ban, Admiral Mike Mullen, Congress, Pentagon Revisions, Don't Tell, Home News
Nathaniel Frank

In announcing today that it would make it harder to fire gay troops under existing policy, the Pentagon took a major step towards ending Don't Ask Don't Tell which could have a real impact on the lives of service members.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell If George Washington Was Gay

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Washington, Revolutionary War, Gays in the Military, Don't Tell, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Don't Ask, Passions of the Potsmoking Patriots, Books News
Harvey Wasserman

Because he "could not tell a lie," a gay General Washington would have been obliged to turn himself in. Under current policy, Congress would have sent him packing back to Mt. Vernon.

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It Doesn't Go Without Saying

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Tell, News Spin, Discrimination, Gay Rights, Prejudice, Don't Ask, Truth, Politics News
Dr. Cheryl Pappas

This is an unsettling time in our country and it doesn't help that the news is freely spun from no truth. The sensationalistic spin and full-frontal ...

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Life Support for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Are Democrats the Problem?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chairman's Mark, " John McCain, Bill Clinton, President Obama, Colin Powell, Defense Authorization, "Don't Ask, Bloggers, Democrats, Don't Tell, Dick Cheney, " Palm Center, Sam Nunn, John Hutson, Gays in the Military, Servicemembers United, Republicans, Human Rights Campaign, "Unfriendly Fire, Carl Levin, Healthcare, Adm. Mike Mullen, Home News
Nathaniel Frank

Despite the military's move to relax and soon do away with "don't ask, don't tell," repeal in Congress is in grave peril. Obama should repeal the misguided policy through the 2011 Defense Authorization bill.

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Jon Karl & ABC Give Cheney a Sunday Valentine

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Abc, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Articles of Impeachment, Jonathan Karl, Lesbian, Corporation, This Week, Bruce Fein, Don't Tell, Valentines Day, Gay, Joe Biden, Media, Barack Obama, Journalism, Jon Karl, Dick Cheney, Jonathan Turley, Bush Administration, George Stephanopolous, Dennis Kucinich, Secretary of Defense, Disney, Don't Ask, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Like every other corporate-controlled 'journalist' who's ever interviewed Cheney, Karl never confronted him on the accusations of un-Constitutional acts that have been lodged against him.

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I Will Forever Respect Admiral Mike Mullen

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Dadt, Don't Tell, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Don't Ask, Admiral-Mike-Mullen, Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal, Politics News
Richard Allen Smith

Admiral Mullen wears his uniform, because he is a leader, and that's what Admiral Mullen decided to be in that hearing today when he took a decisive stand on Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

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A Call to Arms: The Real Battle Over DADT Begins

Alexander Nicholson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Repeal Don't Ask, Repeal Dadt, Dadt, Don't Tell, Don't Ask, Politics News
Alexander Nicholson

Last night, President Obama gave the strongest signal yet that he is serious about seeing the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law repealed, and soon. In his first SOTU, amid a highly charged political environment.

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Thank You, Mr. President, for Offering Us a Seat at the Table

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Matthew Shepherd, Hate Crimes Bill, Don't Tell, Don't Ask, Focus on the Family, Hrc, Obama HRC Speech, GLBT Rights, Love Won Out, Obama Speech on Gay Rights, Inside DC, Politics News
Joan E. Dowlin

Thank you, Mr. President for taking this bold stand. Hopefully, love will win out and your message of civility for all will resound across the land.

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Homosexuality as a Weapon of Torture

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homosexuality, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Youth Radio, Aaron Belkin, Project on Government Oversight, Gays in the Military, Americablog, Don't Tell, Gawker, John Aravosis, Don't Ask, Amorgroup, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

Policy makers must understand that if their job is to ultimately protect the citizenry, they are complicit in torture if they continue to dismiss abuse of power as "boys will be boys" or bullying or "hazing" as if everyone is just having some good clean fun.

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Sweet Speech, Mr. President - But Where Was the Apology? And Where's the Action?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LGBT at the White House, Democratic Congress, John Berry, Don't Tell, Sam Nunn, Eric Holder, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, LGBT Politics, Victor Fehrenbach, Dadt, Rachel Maddow, Gays in the Military, Dan Choi, Frank Kameny, Doma, Don't Ask, Mike Lux, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

If "equality" is a founding principle for freedom -- how do you justify withholding "equality for all" from LGBT people for any amount of time?

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Will Gays Divorce the Democrats?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bruce Bastian, David Bohnett, Don't Tell, Geoff Kors, Equality California, Democratic Party, David Mixner, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, Robin Tyler, LGBT Politics, Howard Dean, Kristen Gillrand, Sldn, Harry Reid, Dnc, Doma, Don't Ask, Tim Kaine, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

The Democratically-controlled Congress talks a good game to get LGBT votes and money -- but they don't have much to show for LGBT loyalty.

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