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Air Force sergeant discharged under DADT to participate in inauguration
A former U.S. Air Force sergeant, who was kicked out of the military in 2002 and eventually went to work for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” will be one of eight featured “citizen co-chairs” of President Barack Obama’s inauguration on Monday. The “citizen co-chairs” role was created to highlight Obama’s first-term accomplishments with […]
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Hagel commits to extending partner benefits to gay troops
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has committed to extending partners benefits “permissible under current law” to gay service members as part of attempts to allay concerns among Democratic senators about his potential performance as Pentagon chief. In a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Hagel responds to queries the California Democrat apparently expressed on issues […]
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The Year in Review: Gay, lesbian service members no longer in the closet
On Sept. 21, 2012, the U.S. military marked the first anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and 2012 saw lesbian, gay and bisexual service members openly participating in proud military traditions, national events and LGBT pride celebrations.
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Obama reflects on LGBT progress in ‘Time’ magazine interview
In an interview with Time magazine, which named him “Person of the Year,” President Obama said an “incredibly rapid transformation” has taken place during the course of his administration on LGBT issues — claiming his leadership played a role in moving them forward.
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Obama vs. Romney: Where the candidates stand on LGBT issues
The Washington Blade breaks down some of the most frequently cited LGBT issues and where each Presidential candidate stands on Marriage Equality, the Uniting American Families Act, ENDA, DADT and DOMA.
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Fischer: Thanks to DADT repeal, we can ‘expect more instances of pedophilia’ in the military
On Wednesday’s edition of “Focal Point,” Bryan Fischer cited the arrest of a protocol officer at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida for allegedly trying to entice a 17-year-old boy into sexual activity to declare that, thanks to to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, we can “expect to see more instances of pedophilia now in the United States military.”
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A year after ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ there is still much work to be done
A year after full DADT repeal, the government still fails to provide equal benefits to lesbian, gay, and bisexual military families, in part due to the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. And transgender women and men are still barred from serving openly. It’s time for Congress and the Defense Department to take steps to right these wrongs…
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Obama: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal upheld ‘fundamental American values’
President Obama issued a statement commemorating the anniversary of the end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on Thursday, saying the end to the military’s gay ban “upheld the fundamental American values of fairness and equality.”
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Smooth transition, unfinished business mark first anniversary of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
WASHINGTON — Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, on Thursday applauded and celebrated the one-year anniversary of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” praising the smooth transition the military has made in allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve openly in the military and calling on the White House, Pentagon, and Congress to embrace and advance the final work necessary to achieve full LGBT equality in the Armed Forces.
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Study: Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ has had zero negative impact on military
LOS ANGELES — The first academic study of the effects of repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) has found that the new policy allowing openly gay service members has had no overall negative impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention or morale.