Topics :: DADT repeal

FRC: ’DADT’ Repeal Caused Rise in Military Sexual Assault

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 23, 2013
The president of the anti-gay Family Research Council sent out an email blaming the rise in sexual assault in the military on the repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell."

Repeal of DADT Just the Beginning, Says OutServe SLDN

By Akeem Favor | Saturday Mar 16, 2013
At the OutServe-SLDN national dinner, leaders and veterans took a moment to celebrate their gains before refocusing on the mission -- to serve and protect LGBT servicemembers.

Give Obama Another Term: Get Out And Vote

By William Kapfer | Wednesday Oct 3, 2012
Kapfer freely states his personal opinion about which candidate he believes would be the best person to be our next president and why. Substantive examples given.

Retired Battleship Hosts NYC Gala a Year After DADT Repeal

By Winnie McCroy | Wednesday Sep 26, 2012
A year after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, top brass, service members and ABC’s Barbara Walters gathered on the Intrepid, a retired Navy battleship-turned-museum, to honor Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Paul Ryan: DADT Should Not Be Reinstated

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Sep 25, 2012
In a recent interview, GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan joined the chorus admitting that the issue of out-gay military personnel is dead and that reversing the repeal of "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell" would be a "step in the wrong direction."

Studies Show Openly Gay Military Has No Negative Impact, Here or in Israel

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Sep 13, 2012
A year after the repeal of DADT, a study shows that openly gay members of the Armed Forces has had no negative impact on our nation’s military.

Pride & Protest Over Uniformed Military Marching in San Diego

By Shaun Knittel | Tuesday Jul 31, 2012
There was intense reaction to a group of active & retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces in San Diego Pride, with pride from many & protest from right-wingers in Congress & online claiming that they had violated longstanding military policy.

LGBT Clubs Thrive at Post-DADT U.S. Military Academies

By Shaun Knittel | Thursday May 31, 2012
In Annapolis, West Point & Colorado Springs, after years in the shadows, LGBT alumni groups are now recognized & even encouraged by the elite Armed Forces service academies.

Are GOP Moderates an Endangered Species?

By Michael K. Lavers | Monday Apr 23, 2012
Despite strong indications the electorate doesn’t want to institutionalize anti-gay policy, the GOP, as the presidential contenders showed us, believe an appeal to the party’s base means sometimes appealing to their basest instincts.

Gay Marine Kiss Photo Goes Viral

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Feb 28, 2012
A snapshot of a Marine kissing his partner after returning from Afghanistan went viral earlier this week.