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DADT Repeal the Latest Thing Obama Has Done for Gays
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsThe repeal of the military's 17-year "don't ask, don't tell" policy is the latest, and to gay rights advocates the greatest, action President Barack Obama has taken on their behalf. But the historic signing ceremony caps two years of efforts on behalf of gay and lesbian rights, even as some administration officials worked at cross-purposes to defend anti-gay policies from past administrations. Despite the Department of Justice's defense of a federal law that forbids states from recognizing legally sanctioned same-sex marriages and its previous championing of "don't ask, don't tell" -- a ...
Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Into Law
By not in system - AOL NewsAmid applause, cries of thanks and chants of "Yes we can!," President Obama on Wednesday repealed the U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, which had banned gay service members from serving openly in the armed services. Proclaiming that the policy "will strengthen our national security," the president vowed that "no longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie. Or look over their shoulders in order to serve the country they love." ...
Opinion: What's Next for Gays After the DADT Repeal?
By B. Daniel Blatt - AOL NewsDespite all the hullabaloo over Senate passage of legislation repealing the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces, gay men and lesbians will still have to wait a bit before being able to serve openly, to say nothing of making progress on other legislative fronts. "After President Obama signs the legislation," reports AP national security writer Robert Burns, "the Pentagon must still certify to Congress that the change won't damage combat readiness." That provision likely secured the support of the two most junior Republicans in ...
Senate Clears Way for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By not in system - AOL NewsAfter months of fits and starts, a bill repealing "don't ask, don't tell," the ban against gays serving openly in the military, cleared its last major hurdle to passage Saturday when the Senate voted 63 to 33 to end debate on the bill. ...
End of Military Gay Ban Is Pivotal Moment in History
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 18) -- The Senate's 65-31 vote to end the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military was more than historic. It was a long time coming. But for the men and women whose lives and careers were touched for so many years by the ban, it was mostly personal. For Grethe Cammermeyer, the Vietnam combat nurse who came out as a lesbian in 1989 and whose struggle to stay in the military made her famous, the Senate vote brought tears. It's "the relief of finally seeing that we can serve with dignity and with integrity and that people no longer have to lie," she said. For ...
Senate to Decide Fate of DREAM Act, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Today
By not in system - AOL NewsAfter months of fits and starts, the Senate will vote Saturday on two controversial measures for the last time in the 111th Congress -- the DREAM Act and a bill repealing "Don't ask, Don't tell," the ban against gays serving openly in the military. ...
Military Chiefs at 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Hearing [LIVE BLOG]
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 3) -- Day Two of Senate hearings on the Pentagon's report that concludes the risks of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays are low promises even more sharp elbows than Day One. On Thursday, Arizona Sen. John McCain and other Republicans on the Armed Services Committee repeatedly sparred with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both Pentagon leaders strongly urged Congress to vote this month to overturn the ban. They said resistance from combat troops could be dealt with through leadership ...
McCain: 'Don't Ask' Repeal May Cause Troop Exodus
By Andrea Stone - AOL News
WASHINGTON (Dec. 2) -- Senate Republicans, led by Arizona's John McCain, today raised the specter of a mass exodus of offended troops if gays are allowed to serve openly in the military. In a preview of a debate McCain hopes to keep from reaching the Senate floor for a vote this month, opponents vehemently rejected a 10-month Pentagon study that found there would be minimal disruption in the ranks if Congress repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, they told Pentagon leaders they did not take seriously enough resistance from Army and ...
Pentagon Finds That Homosexuals Won't Destroy the Military
By JJ Helland - AOL News(Nov. 30) -- It looks like congressional Democrats pushing to end the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military just got some fresh ammunition. A new Pentagon study, which was released today, found that overturning the "don't ask, don't tell" policy would do little harm overall to the country's armed forces, according to The Associated Press. Here's more from the AP: The study found that 70 percent of troops surveyed believed that repealing the law would have mixed, positive or no effect, while 30 percent predicted negative consequences. Opposition was strongest among combat troops, ...
Supreme Court Lets 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Stand
By Hugh Collins - AOL News
(Nov. 12) -- The Supreme Court ruled that the United States can continue to enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that requires gays in the military to keep their sexual orientation private. The court denied a request from a gay rights group, the Log Cabin Republicans, that asked the court to intervene in the law's enforcement, according to The Associated Press. The court did not comment on the case. A federal judge ruled last month that the policy violated the rights of gay Americans and issued an injunction that bars the Pentagon from enforcing it. Still, the San Francisco appeals ...
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