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Former NATO commander blames gay soldiers for Srebrenica massacre
A retired U.S. general has told senators that the Dutch policy of allowing gays to serve openly in its military was partly to blame for its failure to prevent the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. In testimony […]
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Choi, Pietrangelo arrested at White House protest of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Lt. Dan Choi was arrested Thursday after handcuffing himself to a White House fence to protest the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Choi, a gay rights activist […]
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Lieberman, Senate Democrats introduce bill to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) introduced a bill on Wednesday to repeal the ban on openly gay service members in the military. The current law, dubbed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” calls for service members to be discharged if they disclose that they are homosexual. Lieberman introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, legislation that would lift the […]
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New musical chronicles relationship between two WWII-era gay servicemen
With “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the national headlines, along comes the York Theatre Company’s new off-Broadway musical about gays in the military. Set during World War II, Yank! chronicles the relationship between two servicemen long before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was part of the national discussion. With a lively score inspired by the pop […]
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Gay NYC voters give Ford the cold shoulder, demand answers on anti-gay marriage votes
Harold Ford Jr., the former Tennessee congressman and potential U.S. Senate challenger to New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand, got a cool reception Wednesday from gay rights advocates who are skeptical of his new found support for gay marriage. Speaking at the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York, Ford was interrupted numerous times by protesters who waved […]
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Sen. Lieberman announces plans to introduce repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is expected to introduce a bill next week to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” adding an independent voice to the movement to overturn the 1993 law that prohibits gay people from serving openly in the armed forces. In a statement released this week, Lieberman said: “I will be proud to be […]
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Gen. Petraeus doesn’t believe soldiers really care if they serve with gays and lesbians
Gen. David Petraeus, head of Central Command, indicated on Sunday that he doesn’t believe soldiers care if they serve with gays and lesbians. “I’m not sure that they do,” Petraeus said told moderator David Gregory on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I served, in fact, in combat with individuals who were gay and who were lesbian […]
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Seth MacFarlane on ‘Real Time’ on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Quote of the week… from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, appearing on last night’s season premiere of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher: “If you’re sitting at home in your undershirt, watching TV, worried about terrorism, and at the same time objecting to the person who’s putting their life on the line so that your […]
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Anti-gay groups speak out on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ call homosexuality a ‘deathstyle’
Several leaders of anti-gay groups held a press conference Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC., to voice support for maintaining the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays in the military. The press conference coincided with the release of a report, “To Keep Our Honor Clean: Why We Must […]
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Maddow makes no apologies: ‘I can’t do the show as a non-gay person’
A new profile in The Washington Post examines Rachel Maddow’s coverage of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the fine line between activist and cable news host. Columnist Howard Kurtz profiled the openly gay MSNBC news anchor, paying close attention to how her sexual orientation impacts her treatment of guests like Lt. Dan Choi, who came […]