Gays in Military

U.S. Allies Embrace Gay Military Personnel

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


NEW YORK — When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest milita...

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

Center for American Progress | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


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...

Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow Calls Out Obama On "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media


Reacting to yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court to not hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the military's longstanding "don't ask d...

John Conyers: Obama "Becoming So Conservative Now That He's Got The Job"

The Michigan Messenger | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


U.S. Rep. John Conyers, the Detroit Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, says it is time to repeal the 16-year-old ban on openly gay ser...

Do Obama's Private Promises on Don't Ask Don't Tell Matter?

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Second Lieutenant Sandy Tsao is being discharged from the military for informing her chain of command that she is gay. Remarkably, she received the following letter from President Obama.

Obama Needs to End Silence on Biggest Civil Rights Move of Our Time

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

There is no excuse at all -- none -- for the White House to allow the bigotry and harassment of gays and lesbians in the armed forces to stand. Gays populate the armed services now.

Gay Right To Adopt And Serve In Military Favored By Large Majority Of Americans

glaadblog.org | Posted 01.03.2009 | Home


Today, GLAAD released a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive in the wake of the passage of and protests against California's Proposition 8. T...

Focus On the Family Foresees Unrestricted Porn with Obama Presidency

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Theresa Darklady Reed

Focus on the Family's "Letter from 2012 in Obama's America," tries to whip up fear by insisting that a future under a president Obama "could" see an end to the world as they wish to know it.

Witness Against "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Could Help End Policy

Washington Post | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Don't ask, don't tell. And, whatever you do, don't ask Elaine Donnelly to tell you what she thinks about gays in the military. The House Armed Servic...

75 Percent Back Gays Serving In Military: Massive Shift

Open Left | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


There has been a massive swing in public opinion on homosexuals in the military since 1993: ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 10-13, 2008. N=1,...

US Army Advertises For Recruits On Gay Website

USA Today | Andrea Stone | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Army, Navy and Air Force unwittingly advertised for recruits on a website for gays, who are barred from military service if they are open about th...