All posts tagged "military"
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Lady Gaga accepts Randy Shilts Visibility Award [video]
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, Lady Gaga was presented with the Randy Shilts Visibility Award for...
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Rep. Barney Frank at 2011 SLDN National Dinner [video]
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) spoke to the crowd about the long...
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Aubrey Sarvis speaks at 2011 SLDN National Dinner [video]
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, SLDN executive director Aubrey Sarvis told the crowd that the organization's...
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Rep. Steny Hoyer's Keynote Address at 2011 SLDN National Dinner [video]
At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner on Saturday, March 19, 2011, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) was presented with the Anna...
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Elton John, 63, is newest gay celebrity father [video]
”We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy at this very special moment. Zachary is doing really well, and we are very proud and happy parents.”...
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A Long Year — With a Well-Deserved End to DADT
On Jan. 27, President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to give his State of the Union address. In it, he said, ''This...
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DADT Repeal Act Becomes Law
At a little past 9 a.m. Dec. 22, President Barack Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law in a...
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Full Circle — With a Lot of Work
It was not a close vote. With 63 senators on one side and 33 senators on the other – and four not voting – the...
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Gay military group protests Senate's failed vote [video]
Michelle Benecke of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network told a crowd of supporters that ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a lie.'' She appeared alongside Aubrey Sarvis,...
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Chiefs Provide DADT Testimony
Although the second day of Senate hearings into the Pentagon working group's report on implementation of a repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' brought some...
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Outspoken, Ep. 13: Will the lame duck congress repeal of DADT? [video]
In this week's Outspoken, host Ebone Bell asks whether or not people think the lame duck Congress will repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Visitors to...
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Court Keeps DADT in Effect
With one judge dissenting, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay on Nov. 1 of the...
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Sidelining Spite
Gay Iraq War veteran Dan Choi's attempted re-enlistment last week illustrated the determination to serve that is one of our strengths in our fight for...
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Pentagon Revises DADT Discharge Procedures [UPDATED]
Discharges under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy will now take the approval of the service branch secretary, and only in consultation with the...
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Senate Falls Short (UPDATED)
The Senate voted this afternoon, Sept. 21, to block consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment aimed at repealing the military's...
