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Gay Agenda: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell - Don’t Make A Difference
Congress should repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the ability to fight and win, according to a new study released by a California-based research center. ...Read More
On Top Magazine: The Gay Slant
“Don't Ask, Don't Tell” - the military's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly - is getting a lot of attention lately. On Monday a Palm Center report concluded that the policy should be dropped. The study was conducted by four retired military officers. “Evidence shows that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly is unlikely to pose any significant risk to morale, good order, discipline or cohesion,” the study stated. ...Read More
Camp: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell interview rerun on 60 Minutes
Decorated Army Sergeant Darren Manzella has been discharged under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law banning lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans from military service, effective June 10. ...Read More
CBS News: VP Prospects Move To Fix Flaws
Just as Barack Obama and John McCain are making subtle and not-so-subtle moves toward the center in preparation for the general election, another group of candidates is also repositioning, apparently with an eye toward November-their prospective vice presidential running mates. ...Read More
Southern Voice: Retired officers call for end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy
Four retired high-ranking military officers are calling on Congress to repeal the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and allow the Pentagon to handle the issue of gays in the military. ...Read More
PageOneQ: Washington Post: End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
An editorial in today's edition of the Washington Post has called for the end to the law which codified the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy into law. The law requires gay and lesbian servicemembers to remain in the closet. ...Read More
Associated Press: Study: Military gays do not undermine unit cohesion
Congress should repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the ability to fight and win, according to a new study released by a California-based research center. ...Read More
Army Times: Don’t ask may go to Supreme Court
Federal appeals courts recently have come down on both sides of the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on homosexuals serving in the military, raising the possibility that the Supreme Court might take up the issue. ...Read More
New York Times: Law school pays price for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ rule protest
A renewed fight over the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is being watched closely here on the campus of the Vermont Law School, a 600-student institution on the banks of the White River. ...Read More
US News: Law Schools Protest ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The New York Times profiled two law schools that are at the forefront of the fight against the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The Vermont Law School and William Mitchell College of Law are the only two law schools in the country that bar military recruiters, which, under a 1996 law, allows the government to withhold federal research grants from the schools. ...Read More
