All posts tagged "servicemembers united"
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The Wednesday Wait
For updates to this story, visit Poliglot, Metro Weekly's LGBT political blog.On Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) confirmed what had...
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Ups and Downs of a Lame Duck
Visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot for further updates to this story. As the first week of the lame-duck Congress opened, the LGBT advocates who have been working...
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Get Equal’s McGehee: “I don’t, for a second, plan on backing down.”
Get Equal’s Robin McGehee told me in March, “Our goal is not to be the person who gets to be in those negotiations.” She added,...
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Choi to White House, OutServe and Knights Out Provide an Out
With a Sunday morning tweet, former Lt. Dan Choi announced his plans for the week, writing, “True freedom is gained by going to jail for...
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At the White House, More DADT Repeal Talk Planned
At the last White House meeting with outside groups regarding the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, the end result was the compromise language made public...
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Monday in DADT: The Case Against the Stay
Today, attorneys for Log Cabin Republicans filed the organization’s opposition to the government’s request for a stay of U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips’s injunction...
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Servicemembers United, Comparing Apples and Oranges
Today, Servicemembers United put out a news release to several hundred people, alerting LGBT and other progressive bloggers and other media to the fact that...
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BREAKING: DADT IS SUSPENDED
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has suspended enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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State of Play
Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, had a key legislative priority for the 111th
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A Log Cabin Evening [video]
The Log Cabin Republicans held its national dinner on Sept. 22 at the Capitol Hill Club, where the group honored Sen. John Cornyn and Rep....
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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...
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Black and Brown and Discharged All Over
For all intents and purposes, the study had the makings of a bombshell. Servicemembers United, the nation’s first organization devoted to gay and lesbian troops,...
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Reid: Defense Act — Including DADT Repeal — Vote Next Week
In an email to supporters, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his intention to take up the National Defense Authorization Act — which contains language...
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The Remainders
The chances of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act being signed into law before the start of the 112th Congress in January 2011 are extraordinarily slim due...
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Lobby Days Are Here Again
While questions remain about the scope of advances to be made on LGBT equality issues in the waning months of the 111th Congress, at least...
