All posts tagged "dadt"
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Pentagon Tries Making DADT ''Fairer'' (UPDATED)
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen announced this morning at a Pentagon news briefing changes...
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Tom Goss Performs ''Who We Are'' [video]
Openly gay singer-songwriter Tom Goss gave a rich, stirring performance of ''Who We Are'' at the Human Rights Campaign's rally for repeal of ''Don't Ask,...
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Murphy's Law?
On Friday afternoon, March 19, a day before he was to be the keynote speaker at the 18th Annual National Dinner of the Servicemembers Legal...
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Sheehan's Stand
Since Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) first began hearings last month on the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy,'' he's had many witnesses voice disagreement with...
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From Freedom Plaza to Handcuffs [video]
Kathy Griffin was the headliner for the Human Rights Campaign rally for repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' held under sunny skies on Thursday, March...
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''Not Guilty, Not Ashamed and Not Finished''
''I am not guilty, I am not ashamed, and I am not finished,'' Lt. Dan Choi said while standing in chains befor D.C. Superior Court...
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Dan Choi Speaks at Courthouse [video]
Lt. Dan Choi, alongside Capt. James Pietrangelo, speaks outside the D.C. Superior Court after he and Pietrangelo pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to...
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Kathy Griffin supports gay soldiers [video]
On Thursday, March 18, Kathy Griffin joined a crowd gathered at Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C., calling for a repeal of ''Don't Ask Don't Tell.''...
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Hearing, Rally and Arrests
A day that began with the formality of a ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) Senate hearing took a turn for the dramatic Thursday with the...
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DADT Repeal Still Uncertain
Calling Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Penn.) ''a tireless champion'' for the repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network spokesman Kevin Nix...
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All About the Timeline
Movement toward a repeal of the military’s ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy continued forward this week with renewed vigor, as both the House and the...
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Â… Don't Vote?
When asked about equality advocates' concern that a moratorium on enforcement of the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy would put off a vote on...
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Debunking the ''Myths'' of DADT
In an unusual display of allied cooperation, a dozen organizations – including the Human Rights Campaign, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Servicemembers Legal Defense...
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Nathaniel Frank and Dan Choi on DADT Repeal Efforts [video]
Dr. Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire, spoke Tuesday, Feb. 23 at a Smithsonian panel on the history of African-American service in the U.S. military....
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The Army Speaks UPDATED
In a blow to those seeking a moratorium on enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy, both Secretary of the Army John McHugh...
