US military completes gay investigation
The US military said that it found no evidence that US soldiers helped in Iraqi gay murders.
Tags: Gay Military, Military Gay, MurdersMilitary Gay Discharge Moratorium Bill A Non-Starter
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has decided not to pursue a senate amendment that would pause military discharges based on sexual orientation, gay weekly the Washington Blade reported. Gillibrand, the freshman senator appointed by Governor David Paterson after President Obama tapped Hillary Clinton to head the State Department, signaled last week she would introduce the reform as an amendment to a Defense Department reauthorization bill. The amendment would place an 18-month moratorium on the military gay ban, also known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the law that prescribes discharge for gay and lesbian service members who do not remain celibate or closeted.
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Out lawmaker is named to Air Force Academy board Out U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has been appointed to the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors.
Out U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has been appointed to the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors. Although Polis is against the military’s gay ban, he doesn’t intend to lobby for the policy’s repeal through his membership on the board, according to this article.KMGH-TV (Denver)/The Associated Press
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Military still studying effects of lifting gay ban
The military is reviewing the potential effects of lifting the gay ban and will continue to enforce the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, said Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “I think it’s important to also know that this is the law, this isn’t a policy. And for the rules to change, a law has to be changed,” Mullen said. Google/The Associated Press * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual
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Sarvis: Time is now to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Saying that lifting the military gay ban is a matter of urgent national security, Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, is calling on President Barack Obama to form a panel to study the effect of ending the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and present its findings within 90 to 120 days. Any further delay in overturning current law “is a slap in the face to the estimated 65,000 gays and lesbians currently serving their country,” Sarvis writes. CBS News * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual
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Pentagon: No Plans To End Military Gay Ban
The Pentagon said today that it has no plans to repeal the military gay ban that prohibits open service by gay and lesbian soldiers. Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters Tuesday that repeal was not being actively pursued. The ban, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” prescribes discharge from the military for gay and lesbian service members who do not remain closeted or celibate. President Obama pledged to scrap the 1993 policy during the campaign, but has since soft-pedaled on the issue, saying he is looking for “fundamental reform.” When CBS National Security Correspondent David Martin asked Morrell for an update on what the Pentagon is doing to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Morrell answered: “As far as I know, at this point, David, there has been no request made by the president to the Congress to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’.”
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Uruguay to lift gay military ban
Uruguay to lift gay military ban
Tags: Gay Military, Gay Uruguay, Military Ban, Military GayOpenly gay soldier Dan Choi dismissed from National Guard under DADT
Lieutenant Dan Choi, the National Guard soldier who publicly came out live on national television, has been dismissed from duty.
He was dismissed for “homosexual conduct”.
Choi is a campaigner for the repeal of the military gay ban and a founding member of the Knights Out group.
He came out live on US television on the Rachel Maddow Show, where he will reappear tonight to discuss his dismissal.
In a preview of the show, Maddow reads a letter received by Choi from the Army National Guard.
It states: “This is to inform you that sufficient basis exists to initiate action for withdrawal of Federal Recognition in the Army National Guard for moral or professional dereliction.
“Specifically you admitted publicly that you are a homosexual, which constitutes homosexual conduct. Your actions negatively affected the good order and discipline of the New York Army National Guard.” See Openly gay soldier Dan Choi dismissed from National Guard under …
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Justice Department not taking stand on appeal of gay officer’s firing
Calling it a “procedural decision,” the U.S. Justice Department is staying out of a federal lawsuit challenging the dismissal of an Air Force officer under the military gay ban being reviewed by a federal court. Former Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt’s case was dismissed by a federal judge, but is now being reconsidered by order of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Washington Blade * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual
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Military officials: Gay ban supercedes rights of Iowans to serve in Guard, marry
Military officials say the Iowa National Guard cannot recognize the same-sex marriages of its members, and must continue to adhere to the federal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy prohibiting openly gay servicemembers. “Iowans serving honorably in the military should not have to choose between the protections of marriage and their dedication to serving our country,” said Carolyn Jenison, executive director of LGBT-rights group One Iowa. The Des Moines Register (Iowa) * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual
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