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Five Women Who Made WAVES

Fabulous Rob — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:27:22 +0000

Just in time for the end of DADT comes the story of five women discharged from the Navy as suspected lesbians in 1965.

Court Orders End to DADT

Fabulous Rob — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:41:52 +0000

A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the U.S. military can no longer enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Protecting Gay Troops

Fabulous Rob — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:34:32 +0000

A top advocate is urging President Barack Obama to sign an executive order, ensuring that no one will be discriminated against for their sexual orientation or gender identity while working for the armed services.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell REPEALED!

Fabulous Rob — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:13:25 +0000

The senate has voted to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell in a 65-31 vote!

House Passes Stand Alone DADT Repeal Bill; Now to the Senate

Fabulous Rob — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:26:21 +0000

Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted 250-175 on legislation to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” This historic action is the second time the House passed repeal legislation this year, the first coming in May with the National Defense Authorization Act, to which repeal legislation was attached.

Obama’s statement on DADT

Fabulous Rob — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:06:01 +0000

The White House issued the following statement on the failed vote of the Defense Authorization Act which includes Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

Pentagon: DADT repeal is possible

Fabulous Rob — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:35:55 +0000

In an interview with The New York Times, Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department's general counsel and co-author of the Pentagon study on "don't ask, don't tell" released last week, recalled his own family history in the military's integration of African American service members in the 1940s.

McCain keeps defending DADT

Fabulous Rob — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:19:00 +0000

Arizona Sen. John McCain said the only reason the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal is a hot issue in Washington is due to a pandering presidential candidate looking for votes in 2008.

Lesbian cadet wants to go back to West Point

Fabulous Rob — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:24:44 +0000

Katherine Miller, a top West Point cadet, resigned this year because of Don't Ask Don't Tell and now she wants to get back into the military.

GQ Names Man of the Year

Fabulous Rob — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:33:58 +0000

GQ has named their man of the year: Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. GQ calls the nation’s highest-ranking military member a “game changer” for his Congressional testimony that accelerated “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal earlier this year.

Dan Choi’s Veteran’s Day Message

Fabulous Rob — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:35:27 +0000

Lt. Dan Choi reflects on Veteran's Day and the fight to repeal DADT.

Openly gay former solder Lt. Dan Choi reenlists in Army and more DADT News

Fabulous Rob — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:24:45 +0000

Tuesday afternoon in New York's Times Square, Choi triumphantly walked into a military recruiting station and reenlisted in the Army, thanks to a court decision earlier that day which froze enforcement of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. He's likely among the first openly gay service members to return after being expelled.

Clinton regrets Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Fabulous Rob — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:01:31 +0000

Bill Clinton told Katie Couric that he regrets the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy created in 1993 under his administration. He also stated that Colin Powell misrepresented how the policy would work.

Judge rules Don’t Ask Don’t Tell unconstitutional

Fabulous Rob — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:07:19 +0000

A federal judge has ruled that the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy violates the U.S. Constitution.

Rachel Maddow interviews discharged Lt. Dan Choi

Fabulous Rob — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:28:00 +0000

Rachel Maddow interviews recently discharged Army Lt. Dan Choi.

See the interview here.