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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Jim Stingl - To serve, but not deserve dignity?
It’s not that Britton Andrew Jones failed to grasp the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on homosexuality. ...Read More
Edge Dallas: In advance of historic hearing, ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ opponents stress patience on r
In a conference call held in advance of the first-ever congressional hearing on "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), the lead sponsor of a bill to repeal the law, stressed a need to not focus so much on passing the bill right away, but rather on expanding information and exposure on the topic while also opening up the debate. ...Read More
Lewiston Tribune: Gays in the military: shifting views
The American people might have changed their minds about the wisdom of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay and lesbian members, but Idaho's Sen. Larry Craig and right-wing activist Elaine Donnelly have not. ...Read More
Army Times: Congress debates ‘don’t ask’
The first congressional hearing on the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” law since its enactment 15 years ago was held Thursday, with former members of the military testifying on both sides of the issue. ...Read More
Washington Blade: House committee hosts hearing on ‘Don’t Ask’
A congressional hearing on the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy turned into a small battle zone Wednesday as opponents of the policy in Congress harangued its defenders with harsh questioning. ...Read More
Mother Jones: Debra Dickerson - GI Jane Hell: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Here's why women are taking the brunt of the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. ...Read More
Waco Tribune: Rowland Nethaway - Do tell; ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ redo
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promises to remove barriers preventing homosexual men and women from serving in the armed forces. ...Read More
Las Vegas Sun: End military bias
Momentum is building toward the day when a federal law that mandates discrimination against gay people is overturned. ...Read More
Hartford Courant: Shays Gets Into Homosexuality-in-Military Clash
Rep. Chris Shays, Connecticut's lone Republican member of the congressional delegation, got some press yesterday for leaping into the debate over gay men and women serving in the military. At a hearing of the House armed-services subcommittee on personnel (examining the effectiveness of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy for the first time in years) Shays apparently lit into a woman who argued against allowing openly gay people into the military. ...Read More
UPI: U.S. panel visits ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
A U.S. House of Representatives panel is examining the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the U.S. military. ...Read More
