Tag Archives: DADT

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 …

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 …

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.

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

USMC Commandant James Conway says that homo-fearing religious Marines may be granted separate barracks should DADT be repealed. Conway suggested that if the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” law is repealed, the Marines may consider allowing Marines not to share quarters with homosexuals.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 …

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 …

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.

(Via – Good As You)

The two discuss Choi’s recent official discharge, DADT-related activism, and where the movement is headed.

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.

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 …

Lt. Dan Choi discusses his formal discharge from the military under DADT, which was revealed earlier this week.

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 …

Another amusing entry from JMG reader Sean Chapin.