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DADT Repeal the Latest Thing Obama Has Done for Gays

The 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...

Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Into Law

Amid applause, cries of thanks and chants of "Yes we can!," President Obama on Wednesday repealed the U.S. military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, which had banned gay service members from serving openly in the armed services.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...

Opinion: What's Next for Gays After the DADT Repeal?

Despite 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...

Senate Clears Way for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

After 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

WASHINGTON (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...