All posts tagged "alex nicholson"
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Lesbian Air Force Colonel “Honored and Humbled” to Be Invited to Join First Lady at State of the Union
One of First Lady Michelle Obama’s guests tonight at President Obama’s State of the Union Address will be U.S. Air Force Colonel Ginger Wallace —...
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Over and Out
''That's a dream come true,'' retired Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt said, watching servicemembers celebrating the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' on Tuesday, Sept....
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DOJ Tells Court It “Continues to Defend” DADT, Seeks Reinstatement of Law “By the Close of Business Tomorrow”
The Department of Justice filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Ciruit in the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States...
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Ninth Circuit Halts DADT Enforcement, Pentagon “Taking Immediate Steps” To Comply
In an order issued by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips’s...
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House Passes Defense Bill With DADT and DOMA Amendments
This afternoon, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with three amendments opposed by LGBT advocates, including one that would...
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At White House, Military Families Don’t Include Gays and Lesbians — Yet
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched their new initiative, Joining Forces, “to support and honor America’s service members and their families.”...
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DADT Discharges for Fiscal Year 2010: 261
Despite the passage of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act in December 2010, numbers released today about discharges under the law in the year...
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Marine Chief’s Stated Concern that DADT Repeal Could Cost Lives Sparks Outrage
The Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos, made it clear when testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 3 that he opposed the...
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Senate Fails Vote to Debate on Defense Bill, DADT Repeal
Following a showdown in the well of the U.S. Senate between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the vote to...
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Ups and Downs of a Lame Duck
Visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot for further updates to this story. As the first week of the lame-duck Congress opened, the LGBT advocates who have been working...
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Choi to White House, OutServe and Knights Out Provide an Out
With a Sunday morning tweet, former Lt. Dan Choi announced his plans for the week, writing, “True freedom is gained by going to jail for...
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At the White House, More DADT Repeal Talk Planned
At the last White House meeting with outside groups regarding the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, the end result was the compromise language made public...
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Servicemembers United, Comparing Apples and Oranges
Today, Servicemembers United put out a news release to several hundred people, alerting LGBT and other progressive bloggers and other media to the fact that...
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BREAKING: DADT IS SUSPENDED
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has suspended enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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State of Play
Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, had a key legislative priority for the 111th
