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Gates to announce new rules for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ enforcement
The Pentagon is expected to announce Thursday that it will relax enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prevent gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military, a decision that officials described as a temporary measure until Congress can take permanent action. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is expected to announce […]
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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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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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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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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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Openly gay soldier back in uniform following discharge order under DADT
Lt. Dan Choi, who was discharged from the military for revealing he is gay under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, is back in uniform. Last year, an Army National Guard committee had recommended that Choi […]
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Colin Powell says he now supports repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, whose opposition to allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military helped lead to adoption of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” legislation 17 years ago, said this week he now believes the policy should be repealed. “Attitudes and circumstances have changed,” Powell said. “It’s been a […]
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FRC spokesperson supports criminalizing homosexual behavior
Appearing on Tuesday’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, Family Research Council spokesperson and board member Peter Sprigg said he believes that “gay behavior” should be criminalized. Sprigg appeared in the broadcast […]