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Community Leaders Condemn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
On the eve of a Congressional hearing on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, leaders from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Stonewall Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays called for repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that forbids military service by open lesbians, gays and bisexuals. ...Read More
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Hearing to be Held
WASHINGTON, DC - On July 23 the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law banning service by openly lesbian, gay and bisexual service members. The hearing will be the first since Congress enacted “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” fifteen years ago. ...Read More
Christian Science Monitor: Colleen Reiss - ‘I’m Joining the Military’ Shouldn’t Be a Jaw-Dropper
Giving back to the nation isn't about where you stand on war. ...Read More
The Oregonian: The military’s civil rights milestone
Later this month in Salem, Oregon's Military Department and Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Harry Truman's order to integrate U.S. armed forces. They will bring in members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the World War II African American flying corps, and will feature a speech by Brig. Gen. Garry Dean, who was the Oregon National Guard's first African American general and who now serves as the Air Force's deputy inspector general. ...Read More
