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  • Senate committee postpones hearings on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

    A planned November hearing by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday. “We do not have a date” for the hearing, said the aide, Tara Andringa. Committee staff have been working on Afghanistan issues ahead of […]

  • ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal may be attached to 2011 defense budget

    The effort to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will likely come next year as an amendment to the Defense Department spending bill, rather than through a standalone bill, according to gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), reports the Washington Blade. Frank said in an interview with the Blade that repealing the 1993 law barring gays from […]

  • Barney Frank calls National Equality March a ‘waste of time’

    Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he’d rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration “a waste of time at best,” reports Associated Press. Frank said in an interview with AP that he considers such demonstrations to be “an emotional release” […]

  • Rush Limbaugh makes gay ‘joke’ about Barney Frank

    Rush Limbaugh makes gay ‘joke’ about Barney Frank

    Rush Limbaugh made a joke mocking Barney Frank’s sexuality in response to Frank’s tough stance with a town hall protester Tuesday night. On Tuesday, Frank asked a protester who had compared President Obama to Hitler, “On what planet do you spend most of your time?” On his radio show Wednesday, Limbaugh weighed in, calling the […]