News Archive
SLDN Statement on the Death of Major Alan G. Rogers
Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), issued the following statement today in response to the death of Army Major Alan Rogers, who was killed on January 27th when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad. ...Read More
SLDN Congratulates 60 Minutes on Winning GLAAD Award for Outstanding TV Journalism
WASHINGTON DC – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) awarded CBS’s 60 Minutes with its 2008 award for Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine last night at its 19th Annual Media Awards ceremony in New York. The honor, which is given in recognition of fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the issues facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, was awarded to 60 Minutes for their examination of reports from Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) of a growing number of openly lesbian and gay troops in the United States armed forces. ...Read More
Tipper Gore to Speak at Event Honoring Openly Gay Iraq War Medic
WASHINGTON DC – Tipper Gore, Ambassador Michael Guest, and Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) will be among the speakers at the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) 16th annual national dinner. The event, which will honor Army Sergeant Darren Manzella, will take place at 6:30pm Saturday, March 8th at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. ...Read More
Supporters Rally In Washington for Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
WASHINGTON DC – Hundreds of veterans and activists from across the country will gather in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol Building on Friday March 7th to urge that Congress pass the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (H.R. 1246), a Congressional bill to repeal the ban on lesbians, gays and bisexuals serving openly in the military. The rally, made up of representatives from twenty-five states and the District of Columbia, coincides with Servicemembers Legal Defense Network’s (SLDN) sixth annual lobby days. ...Read More
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