Frontlines: The Latest from OutServe-SLDN
Generational Divide: Why ‘Gen Y’ is over DADT
I'm Liz Feuerbach, SLDN's new Communications Intern, and I'll be adding to the conversation on Frontlines for the next few months. As an undergraduate student at American University, I hope to offer a unique "Generation Y" perspective on DADT. ...Read More
08-31-09 By Liz Feuerbach, Communications Intern | Comment (5)
Don’t Let Up
This week the California Senate joined a growing list of cities that have approved resolutions calling for repeal of DADT. ...Read More
08-27-09 By Paul DeMiglio, Senior Communications Manager | Comment (4)
Remembering Senator Kennedy
A civil rights giant and champion of the underdog has died. Yes, we knew death might come any day. Still, it left me feeling very sad, and I suspect it did most Americans. You pause, you reflect. Many of us have Kennedy memories and stories, and I have mine. ...Read More
08-26-09 By Aubrey Sarvis, SLDN Executive Director | Comment (7)
Honoring a Life of Service: Nelson Joseph LaBombard
Last week, we buried my father. My partner of 15 years, Karen, and I were grateful that we could be with him the last day he was cognizant and able to speak. That day, his eyes lit up when we walked into his bedroom and he smiled. We sat with him for hours, along with other family members. ...Read More
08-20-09 By Susan L. LaBombard, Major Gifts Officer | Comment (3)
Turning Conversations into Action
Netroots Nation is not a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" conference. It's not an LGBT event. Yet DADT came up time and time again. Luckily, we were on hand to join the discussion. ...Read More
08-18-09 By Paul DeMiglio, Senior Communications Manager & Benjamin Mishkin, Grassroots Organizer | Comment (3)
Mullen on DADT
SLDN welcomes the remarks made by Admiral Mike Mullen in a Pentagon Channel podcast. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs indicated new certainty that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law will change. ...Read More
08-17-09 By Paul DeMiglio, Senior Communications Manager | Comment (1)
DADT at Netroots Nation
Forcing the conversation is not always fun, and often ruffles some feathers, but is essential. Silence is not golden when it comes to policies affecting the LGBT community. ...Read More
08-14-09 By Kevin Nix | Comment (1)
The Conservative Case for Repeal of DADT
If American service members who happen to be gay or lesbian want to go hunt down and kill Al Quaeda, why are we stopping them? Under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, this is what we’re doing. The arcane law must go, and the reasons for repeal are—despite conventional wisdom—based on core conservative principles. ...Read More
08-13-09 By Kevin Nix, Director of Communications | Comment (0)
Get Loud or Get Drowned Out - Do Your Part Today
Now that we are well into the August recess, each and every day it becomes more important that we keep the pressure on our elected officials. No, I'm not talking about health care, but something just as important: our national security. ...Read More
08-11-09 By Jeremy Wilson-Simerman, Policy Advocate | Comment (1)
The Clock is Ticking on DADT
The time to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is long overdue. Service members are being fired -- almost two per day -- because they are gay or lesbian. So far, 13,000 have been kicked out under DADT. The experience of Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach is a painful reminder of how this law harms qualified patriots and denies LGBT Americans the freedom to serve. ...Read More
08-07-09 By Paul DeMiglio, Senior Communications Manager | Comment (2)
