News Archive
Towelroad: Congress Holds Hearings on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Reports are filtering out about today's hearings before the House Armed Services subcommittee on Military Personnel on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. ...Read More
Vital Voice: Poll Shows Shift in Attitude Toward “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll has indicated a significant shift in Americans’ attitudes toward openly gay men and women serving in the military since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” debuted, according to a press release from GLAAD. The poll showed that 75 percent of Americans now believe GLBT people should be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces. ...Read More
Pam’s House Blend: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell supporter Donnelly provides comic relief during House heari
Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, testified at today's House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee's hearings on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and if I were on the side of the folks who want to continue the ban on gays and lesbians openly serving, I'd lock her up for the duration. She was literally laughed at during the proceedings, the room erupting at her lunacy, which included visions of rampant "lesbian assaults" and contorted gay sex on submarines if the ban was lifted. But she was ready for her closeup. ...Read More
KSFY: Dems. Challenge “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
It's a 15-year-old law that governs gays in the U.S. military and what a House panel spent much of Wednesday morning debating at the Capitol. Several Democrats want to get rid of it, so gays and lesbians can serve openly without fear. ...Read More
C-SPAN: Gays and Lesbians in the Military
Captain Joan Darrah (Retired) talked about her testimony later today in front of the House Armed Services Committee on the effectiveness of the military’s "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. ...Read More
Las Vegas Sun: Aubrey Sarvis - ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ an anachronism
Today a House armed services subcommittee will begin the first serious examination in 15 years of the federal law commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and its effect on our clearly overextended military’s ability to fight two wars in the Middle East. The law prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in our armed forces. ...Read More
Savannah Morning News: Keith Kerr – Let gays serve
Now, more than ever, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" must be repealed. ...Read More
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Jeff Cleghorne - ‘Don’t Ask’ policy outdated, harmful
Fifteen years and more than 12,000 ruined careers later, former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia is now having second thoughts about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that he championed. ...Read More
