Pentagon Working Group

The Military Wants Diversity -- Will Congress Stand in its Way?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Mullen, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Presdient Obama, Kerry Eleveld, Attitudes Aren't Free, Jim Webb, Pentagon Working Group, Senate Armed Services Committee, Military Diversity, Air University Press, Palm Center, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Democrats, in both the White House and Congress, are still scarred by the Rovian tactics of the past, which successfully used gay rights as a wedge issue against them.

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Gates, Mullen Signal Chain of Command: Stop Wasting Time Discharging Gays

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9th-Circuit-Court-of-Appeals, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Senator Carl Levin, Lgbt, President Obama, Senate Armed Services Committee, DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson, Sldn, Berlin Wall, Admiral Mullen Joint Chiefs, Pentagon Working Group, President Reagan, Defense Secretary Gates, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

As much as we welcome these helpful changes coming from Secretary Gates and his DOD General Counsel, interim steps are not a substitute for repeal.

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While the Pentagon Studies, More Gays Fall

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Almy, Dadt, Gays in the Military, President Obama, Joe Wilson, Palm Center, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Buck Mckeon, Pentagon Working Group, Healthcare, West Point, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

An Infantry commander and West Point graduate who deployed three times to Iraq and Afghanistan and received three bronze stars for his service is right now facing discharge for allegations that he is gay.

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