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Tuesday, July 29

Major Alan Rogers - the Rest of the Story

In March we learned of the death of Army Maj. Alan G. Rogers, a man praised by the Pentegon and lauded in the Washington Post and on MSNBC. And we observed the mainstream media try to hide the truth of Maj. Rogers’ life, that he was a gay man actively working to reverse [...]

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Wednesday, July 23

You Know It’s Over…

… when the National Review — William F. Buckley, Jr.’s outfit — says “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” doesn’t make sense.

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Wednesday, July 23

HRC Liveblogging “Don’t Ask - Don’t Tell” Hearings

To get HRC’s perspective live, check out this site.

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Friday, July 18

ABC-WaPo Poll: Gays Should Serve Openly in Military

Just in time for hearings on Don’t Ask - Don’t Tell, a new poll from ABC and the Washington Post reports increasing support for openly gay servicemembers. Seventy-five percent of Americans in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll said homosexuals who are open about their sexual orientation...

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Thursday, July 17

Hearings Set for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is now reporting that hearings will be held on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, the Military’s ban on service by openly gay citizens. On July 23 the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing...

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Sunday, July 13

Sacramento Bee: Ex-Convicts In Military Risky

The Bush administration’s Department of Defense has been kicking out gays and lesbians as fast as they can find them, but the number of “morality waivers” they’ve been giving out to ex-convicts who sign up has risen steadily since 2004. Last year, a record 9,935 waivers were granted...

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Friday, June 27

Sgt. Manzella Discharged Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Army Sergeant Darren Manzella, who appeared on CBS’ 60 Minutes to talk about serving openly as a gay man in the Iraq war, has been discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” effective June 10. According to his interview with Lesley Stahl, he served openly during most of his...

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Wednesday, May 07

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Doesn’t Defend DADT

One of the defenses made in support of continuing the military’s anti-gay Don’t Ask - Don’t Tell policy is that senior military strategists oppose gay soldiers from serving openly. Well, it doesn’t get more senior than the Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of Staff. Speaking at West...

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