Press Releases
Statement on Adm. Mullen�s Testimony This Morning
Apparently, the "let's kick repeal down the road" strategy is alive and well in the Pentagon.
...Read MoreHarry S. Truman Library and Museum, SLDN to Honor President Truman’s Desegregation of U.S. Military
The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) are partnering to present the Freedom to Serve Forum, which commemorates the 61st anniversary of President Truman's signing of Executive Order 9981 that ended racial segregation in the armed forces. ...Read More
SLDN to March on White House
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and its allies will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots by leading a march of 265 veterans, service members and supporters to the White House 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, to urge President Obama to break his continued silence on repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The 265 marchers represent the number of service members discharged this week since the President and the new Congress were sworn in. ...Read More
SLDN Urges President to Address “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Tomorrow Night
In the wake of the frustration, and in some quarters ire, of the LGBT community at how the Obama Administration is handling public policy issues that affect our lives, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network encourages the President to set forth his plan and timeline tomorrow for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." ...Read More
Conservatives Shift in Favor of Gays Serving Openly in Military
A new Gallup poll released last week finds a significant increase in support among conservatives and weekly churchgoers for allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the U.S. military. Majorities of weekly churchgoers (60 percent), conservatives (58 percent), and Republicans (58 percent) now favor repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, up 11 to 12 percentage points from 2004. ...Read More
