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Judge orders military to reinstate lesbian reservist fired under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
A federal judge on Friday ordered the reinstatement of a decorated Air Force Reserve flight nurse who was discharged from the military under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bans openly gay service members. In a judgment hailed by gay rights advocates, U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton said Major Margaret Witt was “constitutionally” […]
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Justice department files objection to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling
The Obama administration objected this week to immediately ending the military’s ban on openly gay service members, saying that an injunction to stop the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy might harm military readiness in a time of war. In a filing with a federal court in California, the Justice Department on Thursday said that the […]
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Federal judge to rule on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharge of lesbian reservist
Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the case of a lesbian who wants to be reinstated to the Air Force Reserve in Washington state. Former Major Margaret Witt testified on Monday in a trial at the U.S. Courthouse in Tacoma, challenging her discharge from the Air Force Reserve in 2004 under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” […]
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Senate blocks debate on defense bill, halting repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked efforts to authorize repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members, voting unanimously against advancing the Defense Authorization Bill — legislation that included the provision. The massive, $726 billion defense policy bill would have overturned the 1993 law, known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” only after a Pentagon […]
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Lady Gaga makes video plea for repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Pop star Lady Gaga has made a somber plea to U.S. senators to repeal the law barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. In a video released Friday, Lady Gaga calls on the Senate to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as her fans to get calling their […]
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Senate to take up Defense bill that includes ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to schedule a vote next week on the annual Defense Authorization Bill — legislation that contains language that would allow the Defense Department to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
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Federal judge rules ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ unconstitutional
A federal judge in Riverside, CA today declared the military’s ban on allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military unconstitutional.
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Choi discharged from National Guard under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Lt. Dan Choi, an Iraq war veteran who has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military ban on openly gay service members, has been discharged from the Army National Guard.
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SLDN warns gay service members from participating in DADT survey
SLDN, a national, legal services and policy organization dedicated to ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” is advising gay and lesbian service members not to participate in a Pentagon survey released this week that focuses on the impact to the military if the policy is repealed.
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Pentagon surveying service members on repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The Pentagon on Wednesday began sending 400,000 surveys to U.S. service members asking their opinion about what impact the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” might have on morale and readiness, and their willingness to share quarters with gay or lesbian service members.