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Opinion: Losing Sgt. X, and My Support for Don't Ask, Don't Tell

(March 1) -- A long time ago, when "don't ask, don't tell" became a law, I supported the idea. I was a new infantry company commander at the time, and I was opposed to letting gays serve openly in the military. But not for the reasons one might stereotypically expect. Morally, I disagreed with don't ask, don't tell. But...

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Discharges Plunge

(Feb. 5) -- Momentum is building to let openly gay Americans serve in the military, and Defense Department figures show the number of service members booted out for violating the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy has dropped sharply in recent years. President Barack Obama pledged in his State of the Union speech to...

Leading Pundit on Gay Rights Sits In on Hearing

WASHINGTON (Feb. 2) – It isn't every day that the nation's top military leaders testify to Congress in favor of allowing gays to serve openly in the ranks. And so, like countless other celebrities who have made their way up Capitol Hill for a cause, the eponymous host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" was on hand...

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03/03/11 Official: Harvard to let ROTC back on campus after 41... Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI Harvard to let ROTC back on campus after 41 years, cites new gays-in-military policy Official:
09/21/10 Senate Republicans Block Repeal of Ban on Gays Serving... Source: Bloomberg.com Senate Democrats were thwarted in their pre-election bid to pass legislation allowing repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
09/21/10 Repeal of Ban on Gays Serving Openly in Military Nears... Source: Bloomberg.com The Senate plans to vote today on whether to take up defense legislation that would allow repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military.