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General Pace Clarifies Remarks on Gays in the Military
WASHINGTON, DC - In remarks today at the Senate Appropriations Committee, outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace clarified remarks he made earlier this year about gay service personnel and the �Don�t Ask, Don�t Tell� ban on open service. In response to questions from Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) about Pace�s earlier comments referring to homosexuality as �immoral,� the General indicated a willingness to change the law. ...Read More
Aubrey Sarvis Named Executive Director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) today named Aubrey Sarvis the organization�s new Executive Director. Sarvis succeeds C. Dixon Osburn, who stepped down in April. Sarvis will officially take on his new leadership role on October 1, 2007. Founded in 1993, SLDN is a national, non-profit policy advocacy, legal services, and watchdog organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related forms of intolerance. ...Read More
Tucson, Arizona calls on Congress to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
TUCSON, AZ - Mayor Bob Walkup and the Tucson, Arizona City Council have approved a resolution calling on Congress to repeal the military�s �Don�t Ask, Don�t Tell� ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service personnel. The resolution, which has been forwarded to President George W. Bush and the entire Arizona Congressional delegation, states in part that �Military readiness is enhanced when every qualified, capable American, regardless of sexual orientation, is welcomed into our Armed Forces and has his or her talents utilized in the best interest of our national security.� The Tucson measure follows similar resolutions from Atlanta, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Saint Louis. ...Read More
Metropolitan Community Churches Call For Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
WASHINGTON, DC - Declaring that �The very forces mobilized not only to defend our country but to establish freedom and justice for all should no longer be allowed to provide refuge for bias, bigotry and injustice,� Rev. Elder Nancy L. Wilson, moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), has called for repeal of the military�s �Don�t Ask, Don�t Tell� ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel. MCC is an LGBT-inclusive community of faith with more than 300 churches and 43,000 members around the world. ...Read More
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