West Point cadets on graduation day. They’re the future of the US military—-and most of them are white conservative hardcore homophobes. (Photo courtesy of Army Times) While the transition repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has been reported as smooth on all fronts resistance to gays in the military [...]
For we are not a nation that says, “don’t ask, don’t tell.” We are a nation that says, “Out of many, we are one.” We are a nation that welcomes the service of every patriot. We are a nation that believes that all men and women are created equal. Those are the ideals [...]
PUL-E-ALAM, Logar Province, Afghanistan – Exactly one year since the ban on gays serving openly in the military was lifted, here’s a different way of gauging how the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” is playing out: How good is the media access to gay soldiers? The short answer: It’s still a work in progress. Ultimately, [...]
The ACLU appeared in U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Thursday representing a group of servicemembers who’d been fired under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. In a class action lawsuit 142 gay and lesbian ex-military personnel say that they only received half of the amount due them of their severance pay after they were dismissed from [...]
(Photo courtesy of NYT) Not to be outdone by the other three branches of the military, the Marines wasted no time after the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell recruiting gays to become jarheads. On Tuesday Master Sgt. Anthony Henry showed up (actually he was invited) at R. Neill Equality Center in Tulsa, OK, [...]
From CNN: In the very early hours of this morning, "don’t ask, don’t tell" ceased to be U.S. policy. As a result, today is the first day I can write about being the partner of a gay military serviceman without fear that he will lose his job. In December, Sen. John McCain voiced his opposition [...]
We’re still bawlin. Anonymous gay soldier Are You Surprised (that’s the moniker he’s been using for his YouTube account) finally revealed himself ——–his face that is ——with a heart wrenching video in which he comes out to his dad. Stationed in Germany Are You Surprised has long maintained a popular YouTube account where he’s [...]
