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Oh Snap! Marching For Love
Gay rights activists carried a rainbow flag at the US Capitol Building during yesterday's National Equality March. Thousands gathered in Washington DC to push the Obama administration and congress to live up to their promises to advance civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. The demonstrators called for marriage equality and the end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Jon Stewart Calls Out Obama on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
On last night's show, Jon Stewart pondered whether gay people frighten Americans more than terrorists. Why else would Obama stall the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), turning away openly gay Americans ready to fight for the country?
The official word from the Obama administration is that they have too much on their plates right now to figure out how to let gay Americans serve in the military.
Gay Activists Ready to Fight DADT and Wait For Prop 8 Repeal
From fighting for the right to serve in the military to pushing for the right to marry their partners, gay Americans face battles for equality on many fronts. It appears that progress is about to be made toward the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, while the fight for marriage equality in California is set to sit on the back burner for some time.
This Fall, the Senate will hold hearings on Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Save or Scrap?
Victor Fehrenbach, an F-15 fighter pilot in the US Air Force, has been serving his country with honor for 18 years. In that time, he's flown 88 combat missions, logged 1,500 fighter hours, and received nine air medals. He's gotten word, though, that his record doesn't matter as much as the fact that he is gay.
Obama Will Delay Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
This week word broke that the president-elect will not move for months, and perhaps not until 2010 to ask Congress to end the military's longstanding ban on open homosexuals in the service.
Throughout his campaign Barack Obama said he would repeal the ban on open gays in the military, but when selecting his joint chiefs of staff, he wouldn't require that they share his position on the policy. In a September interview, Obama said he wouldn't try to repeal the 1993 policy regarding gay service members on his own and that he hoped to ensure that when "we revert 'don't ask, don't tell,' it's gone through a process and we've built a consensus."
They Asked, He Told: Obama Won't Repeal 'Don't Ask' on Own
In an interview to gay publications to be published today, Obama said he wouldn't try to repeal the 1993 policy regarding gay service members on his own. Saying: I want to make sure that when we revert 'don't ask, don't tell,' it's gone through a process and we've built a consensus or at least a clarity of what my expectations are so that it works. My first obligation as the president is to make sure that I keep the American people safe and that our military is functioning effectively.
"Don't Ask" Hits Women Hardest, Ladies Shut Out of Service
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," might bring to mind men fighting in foxholes — but the plan is actually rooting out more foxes of the opposite gender. The US Army and Air Force discharged an hugely uneven ratio of women to men in 2007 under the "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy, which prohibits gay military personnel from disclosing their sexual orientation.
The New York Times reports that even though women only make up 14 percent of Army personnel, 46 percent of those discharged under the policy in 2007 were female.
US Military: Gays Worse Than Criminals?
Barack Obama just told the gay publication the Advocate that he favors the repeal of the 1993 policy, Don't Ask, Don't Tell. He also said as president he would work to pass antidiscrimination workplace laws and grant those in same-sex civil unions federal marriage benefits. However, when selecting his joint chiefs of staff, he will not require that they share his position on the policy.
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Don't Ask, Do Investigate: Stewart Blasts Army For Firing Gays
I always thought the Army's don't-ask-don't-tell policy was really a turn-your-head policy. But no! It's more: let's investigate any rumors of gayness infiltrating the ranks.
Speed Read! Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly Debate Like Adults
- Jon Stewart tells Bill O'Reilly why he thinks Fox is most trusted in news — Gawker
- Sarah Silverman and Demetri Martin back on TV tonight — BuzzSugar
- Life under don't ask, don't tell — CNN
- NYC "housewives" Alex and Simon might not return to Bravo — NY Daily News
- Michael Jackson's doctor to be charged with involuntary manslaughter — TMZ
- Katie Couric's future at CBS uncertain — Daily Intel
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