The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision Wednesday ordering the government to put an immediate end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the 17-year-old ban that has kept gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces. According to the courts, the DADT policy must be lifted in light…
President Barack Obama has appointed the first openly gay individual to the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors, an act that underlines the imminent dissolution of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning gays and lesbians from open military service. The historic appointment of Army veteran Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton to the West Point…
Three U.S. Air Force members who recently identified themselves as gay have requested to be discharged in an effort to end their service obligation before the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is lifted. The controversial policy, which has prohibited gays from serving openly in the military for the past 17 years, was overturned last December…
President Obama spoke at a Democratic National Committee event in New York yesterday and addressed a crowd of prominent LGBT constituents with a speech designed to galvanize campaign support and recognize the impact of the administration’s equal rights and anti-discrimination efforts made on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. After thanking the gathered…
Amidst discussion of the U.S. economy, foreign policy and the purported failings of President Barack Obama, Republican presidential candidates touched upon several key LGBT issues during last night’s campaign debate in New Hampshire. Prominent among these were questions surrounding the legalization of gay marriage and the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ both of which…
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), America’s largest gay and lesbian Republican organization, has just announced their priority to stop President Obama from being reelected in 2012. Plans to halt efforts reelecting Obama in 2012 are a reflection of a disappointing term for the LGBT community, according to Bob Kabel, Chairman of the District of Columbia…
OutServe, an association of active LGBT military service members, will hold the first annual OutServe Armed Forces Leadership Summit this fall in Las Vegas, Nevada. The summit meeting, which will take place October 13-16 at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino, is intended to give LGBT military personnel a forum within which to discuss…
R. Clarke Cooper, the executive director of the National Log Cabin Republicans, sent a letter yesterday to Representative Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) requesting that Hunter halt plans to introduce a potentially disruptive amendment to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ The Washington Blade reports that Hunter announced his intention Monday to introduce an amendment to the 2012 fiscal…
Pending the Department of Defense’s final motion to recognize gay military service men and women, Navy officials will be trained to officiate over same-sex civil ceremonies. The announcement, made by Navy officials this past Monday, stated that training protocols related to the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ have been updated to include guidelines for…
At military bases across the nation, servicemen are undergoing special training to prepare for the final end to the 17-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy against gay and lesbian individuals serving openly in the military. From Washington D.C. to San Diego’s own Camp Pendleton, members of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force are being…
