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Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants – UPDATED

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:20:53 +0000

(Washington) The Defense Department said Tuesday that it is accepting openly gay recruits, but is warning applicants they might not be allowed to stick around for long.

Following last week’s(...)

Troops discharged for being gay try to re-enlist

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:03:03 +0000

At least three service members discharged for being gay have begun the process to re-enlist after the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history.

Republicans bring up Kagan’s record on military

logointern2 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:30:46 +0000

(Washington) Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Tuesday defended her policy of barring military recruiters from the Harvard Law School career counseling office, saying the ‘don’t ask, don’t(...)

Case challenges ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy

logointern2 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:42:28 +0000

(San Diego) A judge has agreed to hear a case challenging the U.S. government’s “don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy against openly gay soldiers.

Lawyer Dan Woods says U.S. District Court Judge(...)

Withers: Yuma mayor calls gay soldiers “limp wristed”

James Withers — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:38:26 +0000

Anti-gay bigots need to get together and pick a theory about gay soldiers. First there was Bryan Fischer, of the American Family Association, arguing that allowing gay troops to openly serve(...)

Withers: Pol thinks ending DADT will complicate war on terror

James Withers — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:25:29 +0000

I’m wiling to bet Missouri State Sen. Gary Nodler stays way from anything that has a hint of the gay, but if he comes to this slice of the internets I have a suggestion. If you are going to(...)

Withers: Americans see DADT as discrimination

James Withers — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:21:52 +0000

Can’t wait to see how Sen. John McCain spins this survey. According to a recent poll American voters see DADT as discrimination and think its time to end the policy.

According to the Quinnipiac(...)

Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:47 +0000

(Toronto)Canada’s Federal Court says the country’s refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Canada.

Judge Yves de Montigny said Friday the board(...)

Duffy: Suicide – the soldiers left behind

Kameron Zach — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:45 +0000

The rate of suicide by gays and lesbians is higher than that of the general population. Military gay personnel are still subject to those same problems as the rest of the homosexual population,(...)

Duffy: The military is ready for gays and lesbians to serve openly

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:42:24 +0000

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates seems to think that it would be a huge ordeal to integrat gays and lesbians into serving openly in the military “IF” DADT was repealed. (It infuriates me(...)