Photographer Puts Human Face on DADT & Gay Soldiers
Photographer Jeff Sheng has created a project that helps gay members of the military speak out against the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Obviously, it’s a real challenge for gay...
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DADT: New Documentary Shares Stories of Gay Annapolis Graduates
“Out of Annapolis” is a timely documentary, especially with the ongoing dilemma that surrounds the proposal to repeal the policy that has become known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which prohibits openly...
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Pentagon Says No Gays Discharged in a Month
No U.S. service members have been discharged for being openly gay in the month since the Defense Department adopted new rules surrounding the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, a Pentagon spokeswoman said...
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Gay Soldiers Cheer DADT Ruling
THE gay army lieutenant’s heart had been racing all night. Shuffling between meetings at his outpost in eastern Afghanistan, the 27-year-old officer kept popping his head into the main office to catch...
View ArticleDoD About-Face: Gay Soldiers Can Bring Partners to Family Events
A member of the New Hampshire National Guard will be allowed to attend an upcoming Yellow Ribbon event with her same-sex partner, Defense Department officials said Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officer...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Refuses to Defend Laws that Target Gay Servicemembers...
The Department of Justice sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today stating that the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments would not be defending the government’s laws preventing...
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USA: Military May Give Gay Soldiers Administrative Absence Instead of Leave...
After the predictable uproar from Republicans over allowing gay and lesbian soldiers leave to get married in a state other than where they currently are stationed, the Pentagon is considering a...
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Gay Soldiers Living Openly in Wake of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
While the military policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and the overturning of part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act opened doors more widely to gay people serving openly in the military, it didn’t...
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