DADT

a.k.a. Don't Ask, Don't Tell

05/10/2012
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

Anti-Gay Pandering Cannot Stop Historic Momentum for LGBT Rights

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 4:10pm
What an amazing and historic week it has been for the cause of gay rights. On Wednesday, for the first time in our country’s history, a sitting President ... Read More
11/11/2011
Women in the Military

Soldiering On: The Fight for Greater Equality in the Military Continues

By Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office & Alicia Gay, ACLU at 4:31pm
This Veterans' Day, we thank our service men and women for their dedication, and we celebrate the strides our country has made towards greater equality in the armed ... Read More
10/18/2011
DADT

Gay Veterans Will Have Their Day in Court

By Joshua Block, LGBT Project at 5:31pm
Thanks to a court ruling this week, the government will have to explain how cutting gay service members' separation pay in half served important governmental interests. Read More
10/05/2011
DADT

New Federal Rule Underscores Importance of DOMA Repeal

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 5:23pm
On Friday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule in the Federal Register to provide eligible federal employees up to 12 workweeks of ... Read More
10/05/2011
DADT

New Federal Rule Underscores Importance of DOMA Repeal

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 5:23pm
On Friday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule in the Federal Register to provide eligible federal employees up to 12 workweeks of ... Read More
09/30/2011
DADT

Pentagon to Allow Chaplains to Officiate Weddings for Gay and Lesbian Service Members

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 3:18pm
Last week, after nearly 18 years and 14,000 dismissals, the demise of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" became official. Earlier today, the Pentagon made clear ... Read More
09/30/2011
DADT

Pentagon to Allow Chaplains to Officiate Weddings for Gay and Lesbian Service Members

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 3:18pm
Last week, after nearly 18 years and 14,000 dismissals, the demise of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" became official. Earlier today, the Pentagon made clear ... Read More
09/20/2011
DADT

The Demise of DADT

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 2:46pm
Today marks the official end of the discriminatory policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." For nearly 18 years, DADT forced lesbian, gay and bisexual ... Read More
09/19/2011
DADT

ACLU Lens: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Ends Tomorrow, But Not Its Sorry Legacy for Discharged Service Members

By Steve Gosset, ACLU at 2:18pm
You can play "Taps" tomorrow for the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prevented gay service members from serving openly. The policy itself ... Read More
07/12/2011
DADT

Same Old Political Games: Seeking to Delay and Derail DADT Repeal

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 1:38pm
Last week, during consideration of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act in the House of Representatives, congressional opponents of Don't Ask Don't Tell ... Read More

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