All posts tagged "servicemembers united"
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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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“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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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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Defensive Politics
On Thursday afternoon, May 26, the House Democrats were almost evenly split on passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the large piece of...
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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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Banner Day
Saturday night's holiday concert by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington began with director Jeff Buhrman saying to roaring applause, ''Today was a historic day,''...
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Advocacy Gets a Shot of Organized — and Organizational – Chaos
When then-Lt. Dan Choi and former Army infantryman James Pietrangelo II took a group of attendees at a Human Rights Campaign rally for the repeal...
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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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BREAKING: House Passes DADT Repeal Bill
On a 250-175 vote (Roll Call No. 638), and with 15 Republicans supporting the measure, the House...
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New Chance for Repeal
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters on Dec. 14, ''Today Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) is introducing a new standalone bill to allow for...
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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...
