All posts tagged "dadt"
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Youth to the Fore
''I just hope that President Obama steps up to the plate on LGBT issues.'' Mentioning repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy and the...
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Delayed Victories
Watching what one hopes will be the final throes of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' unfold last week in Congress provided plenty of moments of political...
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Policy Perspectives
When contrasted, two urgent messages sent regarding ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' illustrate the delicate nature of the repeal compromise reached last week. The compromise puts...
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Cammermeyer Named to Pentagon Panel
In the scope of the near-daily developments regarding the future of the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, this week – following the congressional votes...
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News Analysis: Four Days That Shook DADT (UPDATED)
In the 96 hours between Monday morning, May 24, and Thursday evening, May 27, America may have seen the most deft legislative accomplishment of the...
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One Vote Down, Several (Votes and More) to Go
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed, on a 16-12 vote, the compromise language reached earlier this week intended to lead to the repeal of the...
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Seeking Courage
It's hard not to feel like our country is broken. This is a feeling, of course, that's a bit selfish in its own way because...
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Discretion Required
A leading gay critic of the administration's progress on LGBT issues called the compromise language unveiled this week for ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' a ''conditional...
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Digging Into DADT Details (UPDATED)
After the White House signaled its approval of a ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal compromise on the evening of May 24, organizations, activists and members...
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White House Signals Support
In a two-paragraph statement devoid of the strong arguments for the repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy that have been made by repeal...
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Pushing Forward on DADT Repeal Compromise
The three members of Congress who have taken the lead on DADT repeal – Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Rep. Patrick...
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DADT Talks at White House and on Hill
Following a morning in which meetings were held at the White House and on Capitol Hill regarding legislative efforts to end the ''Don't Ask, Don't...
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DADT Repeal Heats Up in House
Despite Wednesday night's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the House Armed Services Committee with no language repealing the ''Don't Ask, Don't...
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Line in the Sand
Six-pack abs. Simulated sex acts. Glow-sticks and choreography. But then, camouflage everywhere. Weapons. Even armored vehicles. Then, shower scenes. A creepy, dimly lit, urinal-peeping scene....
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Kagan Wins Nomination
Solicitor General Elena Kagan is nominated for the Supreme Court and LGBT issues have been front and center since the May 10 announcement Elena Kagan...
