This Week: SLDN Annual Dinner and Lobby Day

The 18th Annual National Dinner will pay tribute to all LGBT veterans in a night of inspiration and remembrance. Read More | Comments (0)

From E1 to 09

Gen. Merrill McPeak’s recent op-ed, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Change,” reminds us that even as military attitudes are changing in favor of repeal, opponents of open service just don’t get it. Read More | Comments (1)

Resolution Calls for Repeal This Year

Hopefully other Democratic Committees in Virginia will follow the lead of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, which recently urged Congress to end DADT. Read More | Comments (1)

Choosing the Harder Right

A significant contributor to this degradation in military effectiveness is the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that prohibits all service men and women from serving both fully and truthfully in our armed forces. That’s why Senator Joseph Lieberman’s bill to repeal DADT is essential to a stronger military and deserves support. Read More | Comments (0)

Time to Win the Battle

Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.), I salute you for taking this historic step forward on behalf of patriotic lesbian and gay Americans that seek to serve our country with honor and integrity. Read More | Comments (4)

The Vocal Minority

Write a letter to the editor of your hometown paper or call into talk radio stations, including conservative ones, and make the case for DADT repeal this year. Read More | Comments (4)

Mountain Soldier Discusses DADT

This letter from an infantry officer in Afghanistan was posted on Rachel Maddow's site on Thursday. Read More | Comments (2)

HuffPo, Jon Soltz: New Poll of Afghan and Iraq Vets Finds “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Not a Big Deal

Hardball on MSNBC: Repeal Gaining Ground

SLDN Clients to Testify Before Congress on Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

NYT: Nathaniel Frank Responding to Gen. McPeak

HuffPo: Gen. David Petraeus on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: No Problem Serving with Gay Men and Women

Stripes Central: Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Planned Regardless of Study Results

SLDN Statement on Surveying Troops

Associated Press: Senate’s First-Ever Repeal Bill Unveiled Today

History Made as Sen. Lieberman Introduces “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Bill

SLDN Statement on Hearing: Chiefs on Same Page, Conway Having It Both Ways

SLDN Statement on Conway-Roughead Testimony: Chiefs on Same Page as CINC, Gates, Mullen

SLDN’s Sarvis in New York Times: Chiefs Still on Same Page as Commander in Chief, Gates, Mullen

SLDN Statement on Casey-Schwartz Testimony and Moratorium Option

SLDN’s Sarvis on NPR: DADT’s Days Numbered?

SLDN Client Former Staff Sergeant Loverde, Washington Post Op-Ed

Gen. Powell Supports Gates/Mullen Approach

SLDN’s Sarvis on NBC Nightly News, PBS’s NewsHour, MSNBC’s Hardball, and The Wall Street Journal