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Powell: ‘the law will change and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will go away’
Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said “the country has changed” in the 17 years since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” became law and now believes, “it is perfectly acceptable to get rid of the law and the policy.” The retired general and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]
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U.S. House vote on Pentagon policy advances effort to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The U.S. House approved a measure Friday that includes a provision to allow the Defense Department to repeal the 17-year-old Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military. By a vote of 229-186 that split largely down party lines, the House approved a larger Pentagon policy bill that contains the repeal, […]
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House passes amendment to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — Obama hails Congress’ efforts
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday night to authorize the Defense Department to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military, clearing another hurdle toward dismantling the 1993 law widely known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The provision to allow military commanders to repeal the ban was adopted as an amendment to […]
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Senate committee votes to add ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal to Defense budget
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted to repeal the ban on openly gay serve members, a major step toward dismantling the Clinton-era policy widely known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The New York Times reports: The Senate Armed Services Committee voted in a closed session, […]
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Lawmakers, gay rights advocates say they have the votes to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Lawmakers and gay-rights activists predicted Wednesday that both the Senate and House will have enough votes to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on openly gay service members. According to The Hill: Legislation to scrap the ban on openly gay service members in the military is expected to clear a major hurdle Thursday in […]
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Gates, Mullen tell Congress they ‘strongly oppose’ repealing DADT this year
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are urging Congress to hold off on repealing the ban on openly gay service members until the Defense Department wraps up its yearlong review of how to implement a change. In a letter sent Friday to Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), […]
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Military veterans chain themselves to White House fence in DADT protest
Six U.S. military veterans chained themselves to the White House fence Tuesday afternoon in protest of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prohibits gays and lesbians from opening serving in the U.S. military. Participants, who were removed from the fence and arrested around 1 p.m., included Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, who […]
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Ret. general apologizes for blaming gay soldiers for Srebrenica massacre
A retired U.S. general has apologized for saying that Dutch troops failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre because openly gay soldiers were included in their UN peace-keeping force. In testimony at a Senate hearing on March 18 on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Ret. Gen. John J. Sheehan said that the liberalization of […]
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Marine’s top officer says he draws the line on gays bunking with straight soldiers
The Marine Corps’ top officer said Thursday that straight soldiers will not be asked to share rooms on base with openly gay soldiers if the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is repealed. Commandant Gen. James Conway said that even if the ban on openly-serving gays in the services is lifted, he would draw the […]
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Gates announces changes to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ enforcement
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday that the Pentagon will make it more difficult to discharge openly gay or lesbian members of the military. The changes to the […]