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Navy investigating raunchy, anti-gay videos shown aboard aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation into a how a series of raunchy, and often anti-gay, videos were produced and then shown to a crew of nearly 6,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise while on deployment supporting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — The Ghost Is Slain
Anti-gay activists have long considered 1993’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” compromise one of their most prized victories. In one fell swoop, they humiliated President Bill Clinton, flexed their political muscle, and put lesbian and gay people in their place.
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Reid fulfills promise to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — Choi reclaims West Point ring
In July 2010, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) promised Lt. Dan Choi that he would lead the Senate to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Choi, an Iraq war veteran discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” gave Sen. Reid his West Point ring with the agreement that it would be returned after the ban on openly gay […]
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President Obama signs ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal — ‘It’s a good day’
WASHINGTON — This morning, before packed audience in the Sydney Yates auditorium at the U. S. Department of the Interior building, President Barack Obama signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” into law.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal: the perfect alignment, with a price
The suspense is over: The U.S. Senate finally took a vote on a bill to repeal the ban on openly gay people in the military and passed it, 65 to 31. Having Congress pass that bill, to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” and having that bill signed by the President is an important legislative and political milestone.
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Historic Senate vote: Congress repeals 17-year-old ban on gays in military
The U.S. Senate approved a bill Saturday, Dec. 18, to repeal the 17-year-old law banning openly gay people from serving in the military. The roll call vote on the measure, which came to the Senate Wednesday from the House, was 65 to 31. It had passed the House 250 to 175. Because both bills are […]
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repealed in 65-31 vote: bill headed to the President for signature
WASHINGTON — In a 65-31 vote this afternoon, the United States Senate has voted to repeal the 17 year old ban on Gays & Lesbians openly serving in the armed forces of the United States. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature into law. In an interview with MetroWeekly’s political correspondent […]
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Marine Commandant says ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal will cost lives, limbs
General James Amos, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps., underscored his opposition to repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” telling reporters Tuesday afternoon that Marines fighting in combat units in Afghanistan are extremely concerned that permitting gays to serve openly could disrupt “unit cohesion.”
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U.S. House to vote on stand alone ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal Wednesday
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take a vote Wednesday on a stand alone repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” introduced earlier today by Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.).
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‘Congress on notice’ — Third lawsuit filed in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Activists pushing for repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” delivered on a threat Monday and filed a third lawsuit aimed at having the courts strike the military’s ban on openly gay service members.