All posts tagged "dadt"
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Choi’s Defense Set Back After District Judge Issues Mandamus to Prevent Selective Prosecution Defense
The defense team of former Army Lt. Dan Choi was dealt a setback on Oct. 11 after a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the...
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Frank Kameny Wins
In the sad hours that followed the Tuesday evening news that the legendary and indomitable Frank Kameny had died in his home at the age...
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In Colorado House Race, Out Servicemember is a First in a Post-DADT America
Today, in the 28th House District in Colorado, a little bit of history is being made as Brian Carroll announces his candidacy for the 2012...
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Judge Considers Government’s Writ Request in Choi’s Trial
The federal government asked U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Chief Judge Royce Lamberth today to stop a magistrate judge in the court...
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White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role
[Photo: Gautam Raghavan, the new White House “point of contact” on LGBT issues, is an associate director of public engagement in the White House Office...
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Barack Obama's speech at HRC's National Dinner 2011 [video]
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, President Barack Obama addressed the 15th annual Human Rights Campaign national dinner. In addition to touting the administration's accomplishments --...
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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Log Cabin DADT Challenge As Moot, Vacates Lower Court Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today dismissed the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States appeal as moot, following the end of...
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Memory Lanes
Memories are the sorts of things that get easily tangled with the passage of time. Over the past few years, I've spent more time going...
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Sen. Susan Collins Hasn’t “Looked At” Federal Impact of DOMA on Same-Sex Couples
Over the course of 2011, the Defense of Marriage Act has been front and center in several public debates, most notably when the Obama administration...
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A Mission Accomplished
In some ways, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, seemed a bit anticlimactic for a historic day in gay and lesbian history. Yes there were parties, yes...
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House Holdouts
After Congress passed and the president signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act in December 2010, all the action that Congress needed to take...
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The Line to Re-enlist
For former Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Johnson, Sept. 20 could not come fast enough. In 2007, after serving for 10 years, Johnson came...
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The Faces of DADT Repeal Politics, September 20, 2011
[Photo, above: Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at a news...
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“DADT IS HISTORY.”
With additional reporting by John Riley. [Photo: The U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 19, 2011, in the...
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U.S. Army Sends Out DADT Repeal Memo — as Family Research Council Keeps Fighting
Today, members of the U.S. Army began receiving a memorandum signed by Army Sergeant Major Raymond F. Chandler III, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond...
