Kerry Eleveld reports at the Advocate that unless the Senate acts on DADT before the midterms, proponents fear its repeal will be delayed by a year or more. Activists are pushing Sen. Harry Reid to schedule a September vote on the defense funding bill to which the compromise DADT repeal is attached. “I’m a little anxious,” said Aubrey Sarvis, executive …
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Air Force Academy Alumni Group Cancels Event To Honor Gay Soldiers
An event to honor gay graduates of the Air Force Academy has been canceled by the Academy’s alumni association. The two groups sponsoring the event signed a contract and put down a deposit, but the dinner was canceled last month by the academy’s alumni organization, which controls the venue where it was to be held. A spokesman said the event …
Read More »Sen. Gillibrand On DADT Repeal
Good As You tips us to this In The Life segment in which Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand talks to two victims of DADT. Gillibrand remains one of the staunchest Senate proponents of the repeal of DADT.
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CBS Poll: 75% Support Gays In Military
Scroll down the below just-released CBS poll for questions about DADT and same-sex marriage. Other topics on the poll: immigration, Obama, Palin, and the economy.CBSNewsPoll Obama 082610
Read More »USMC Commandant: Religious Soldiers May Be Granted Separate Housing From Gays
USMC Commandant James Conway says that homo-fearing religious Marines may be granted separate barracks should DADT be repealed. Conway suggested that if the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” law is repealed, the Marines may consider allowing Marines not to share quarters with homosexuals. Conway said the Marines may make such housing arrangements “voluntary” to accommodate any “moral concerns.” He said many …
Read More »Servicemembers United Announces DADT Lobby Day To Occur September 16th
Servicemembers United announces via press release: Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, announced today that it will host another “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” lobby day for repeal supporters on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The fall lobby day, affectionately nicknamed “The Final Assault,” will come at a critical time after the Senate reconvenes but …
Read More »Maddow On DADT: Why Aren’t We Holding Off On The Ruination Of Careers?
Last night Rachel Maddow devoted nearly her entire show to the repeal of DADT, interviewing several of its most high-profile victims, including Lt. Colonel Victor Fehrenbach, who has just filed suit to stop his dismissal. Here’s how Maddow closed out the show.
Read More »Sen. James Inhofe: Gays Have No Constitutional Right To Join Military
Sen. John McCain Loses It Over DADT Attachment To Defense Authorization Bill
Family Research Council: Repealing DADT Will Increase Male Rapes And HIV
New From The Family Research Council
(Via – Good As You)
Read More »Ex-Soldier To Tony Perkins: Repealing DADT Will Lead To Gay Spooning!
Choi & Signorile Appear On CNN
The two discuss Choi’s recent official discharge, DADT-related activism, and where the movement is headed.
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Lt. Dan Choi & Sen. Harry Reid: The West Point Ring Moment At Netroots Nation
The audio here is better than the clip I posted yesterday. The initial shouts of objection to Reid’s first response are from the GetEQUAL table.
Read More »Sen. Harry Reid Prompts Standing Ovation For Dan Choi At Netroots Nation, Choi Presents Reid With His West Point Ring
Sen. Harry Reid’s opening remark at his keynote address at Netroots Nation recognized Lt. Dan Choi, who was sitting next to me in the front row. The entire room gave Choi a standing ovation. Later during the question and answer session, the moderator presented Reid with Choi’s West Point ring. Reid promised to return the ring to Choi upon the …
Read More »Lt. Dan Choi: The Closet Is A Poison
Lt. Dan Choi discusses his formal discharge from the military under DADT, which was revealed earlier this week.
Read More »Lt. Dan Choi Formally Discharged
Although he has yet to comment on it publicly, Gay City News revealed yesterday that Lt. Dan Choi was formally discharged from the military last month. Choi lost his battle with the Pentagon on June 29 when his discharge from the Army under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy was finalized. While Choi’s National Guard unit informed him by registered …
Read More »Let’s Take The DADT Survey
Another amusing entry from JMG reader Sean Chapin.
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