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Repeal Dont Ask Dont Tell

An LGBT Report Card for Obama's First 100 Days

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

Compared to the rows of sullen, silent Presidents behind him, Obama looks like a gay rights brown-noser. But when it comes to actual change in the lives of LGBT people, nothing has been done.

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Stand by Your Word, Mr. President: End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

Firing 50 men and women who are fluent in Arabic solely because they are gay when we are fighting in the Arabic-speaking world? The mind boggles.

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Obama Don't Ask, Don't Tell Ending Consultations Begin

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama has begun consulting his top defense advisers on how to lift a ban on gays serving open...

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Bill To Overturn Gay Military Ban Being Introduced In Congress

The Plum Line | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Uh oh -- this could be a bit of a test for President Obama: The office of Dem Rep. Ellen Tauscher confirms that she will introduce legislation today ...

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Obama Is In No Rush To Repeal 'Don't Ask Don't Tell': Boston Globe

Boston Globe | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration is telling the Pentagon and gay-rights advocates that it will have to study the implications for national security and enlist...

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The Mantra to End DADT: Yes We Can!

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

There is no question that our next president is facing a host of truly awful problems. Cut the Administration some slack regarding Don't Ask Don't Tell, yes -- but not too much.

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Colin Powell a Reformed Sinner?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

The radical shift in Powell's stance on LGBT issues should not give him a carte blanche. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell justified homophobia as a simple objection to a behavioral choice.

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GOP Platform: No Gays in the Military

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

"Don't Ask Don't Tell" is not an issue of one party versus another. It's a matter of military readiness and what's best for the country.

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Standing on Principle

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

Every four years the Democrats and Republicans name their platform committees, and every four years each party's committee produces, after much huffin...

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Irony in the House Dead? Not Yet

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

The very same arguments that were made in 1948 against mingling the races in the military were made Wednesday against mixing homosexuals and heterosexuals the way they mix in the real world.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Telling My Story to Congress

Eric Alva | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Eric Alva

Today, I was honored to testify today at a the first hearing to discuss the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. I'd like to share the story I told the House Armed Services Committee.

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Study: Military Gays Don't Undermine Unit Cohesion

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Congress should repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the ab...

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Sergeant Manzella Comes Out, Is Kicked Out

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

At the very time the Pentagon is actively recruiting to keep its numbers up, soldiers who happen to be openly gay are being treated as though they are convicted felons and unceremoniously booted out.

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen: Military Ready To Accept Repeal Of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

Think Progress | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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For quite some time, U.S. troops have supported repealing the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. A December 2006 poll of servicemembers...

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Weekend Protests Call For End To 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

ABC News | Sarah Ulrey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Twelve thousand miniature flags are fluttering on the National Mall through today to represent the men and women discharged from the military since Bi...

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