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Pentagon says certification on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ likely mid-summer
Pentagon officials told a House subcommittee Friday that training for implementation of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has gone “extremely well so far” and that certification to Congress might come by mid-summer.
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U.S. Navy seeks to discharge sailor over platonic sleepover
A case that has taken on an appearance of an attempt by Navy officials to discharge a service member for “implied” homosexuality has LGBTQ activists angry, and the U.S. Navy scrambling to defend its position.
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Mike Huckabee: no equality for the LGBT ‘experiment’
In case anyone ever wondered why I’m so emphatic about equal rights… here you go. This man — Mike Huckabee — who ran for president, does not want gays to marry, raise kids or serve their country.
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Justice Department still defending now-repealed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
On the same day that the Obama administration announced that the Justice Department would stop defending portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, we learn that the DOJ is still defending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” in court […]
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Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty underscores right-wing credentials
Unannounced Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty underscored his right-wing credentials Monday, affirming that he opposes repealing the ban on gays in the military, and that he believes marriage is “between a man and a woman.”
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Pentagon prepares to implement DADT; Appeals court rejects DOJ motion to suspend case
It has been just over a month since President Obama signed the bill to repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members. And Pentagon officials on Friday they think they may be ready to begin implementation of the new law within the year.
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Military to discharged gay soldiers: You owe us for not serving your full term!
Adding insult to injury, the Defense Department — after discharging gay service members under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy — apparently sends these former soldiers a bill, demanding they pay back “unearned portions” of their contracts.
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Report: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharges cost taxpayers $193 million over 5 years
Military discharges under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” cost taxpayers an estimated $193 million over 5 years from 2004 through 2009, according to a report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.
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‘Prophet’ Cindy Jacobs: Gay marriage, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal kills birds
Over the weekend, Cindy Jacobs, a self-proclaimed Prophet who founded the Texas-based Generals International ministry with her husband in 1985, said she suspects the reason behind the recent rash of bird deaths might be due to the fact that America is violating God’s prohibition on homosexuality with support for gay marriage and the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
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Gates instructs department to accelerate efforts to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
U. S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has instructed the Defense Department to accelerate efforts to end the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which bans on openly gay military personnel from serving.