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Conservative Corner: The Crucible of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – Part IV of IV

By Matt Moody

So far in this series we’ve discussed why DADT should be repealed, examined personal stories of work-life balance and the challenges of not revealing one’s sexual orientation to close colleagues and friends, and questions and declarations of what it means to be patriotic and a homosexual — whether in any branch of the military... »

Conservative Corner: The Crucible of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – Part I of IV

By Matt Moody

Don’t ask, don’t tell (DADT) is certainly omnipresent on our contemporary radar, as it should be. The compromise measure enacted in 1993 by Democratic former President Bill Clinton has resulted in more than 13,000 discharges of gay and lesbian service members since its inception. That’s one discharge every 12 hours in the last 17... »

Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: End is Near, But Battle Continues

By Ben Gómez

I arrived last Thursday in Washington, DC to attend my annual pilgrimage to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Lobby Days. I’ve participated in every single SLDN Lobby Days since the beginning. But somehow, this year was different. I arrived energized and optimistic because both houses of Congress have bills that would effectively repeal Don’t... »

Squid Ink: Battle to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

By Jason Knight

The Military Readiness Enhancement Act, a bill which will effectively repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and replace it with a policy of non-discrimination based on sexual orientation, was introduced today by Senators Joe Lieberman, Carl Levin, Mark Udall, Kirsten Gillibrand and Roland Burris. The effort follows a letter sent to the four military branch chiefs from... »

Senators, Military Leaders to Introduce Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

By Aaron Heier

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3 at 11:45AM, Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Mark Udall (D-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Roland Burris (D-IL) will hold a press conference to introduce legislation to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. The Senators will be joined by Brigadier General John Adams USA (Ret.) and Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett USN... »

SLDN Frontlines: The Time to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Now

By Michael Magee

A casual observer of politics might conclude that the onerous federal law mandating the firing of lesbian and gay service members is all but gone. In the past month, the President of the United States, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, former Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.... »

The Slippery “Soap” Theory of Rep. Duncan Hunter

By Joseph Rocha

When cornered by reporters on the illegitimacy of his premises, Congressman Hunter Jr. has chosen to turn on the gay men and women serving honorably in our Armed Forces and resort to illicit homophobia. »

PERSPECTIVE: If you asked WTF on DADT repeal…

By Joseph Rocha

Making sense of last night's SOTUS call for Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal amidst huge let downs caused by a media "cluster f*ck" »

Respect for Service and Sacrifice

By Kelly Moyer

After completing my first post for GLTNewsNow yesterday, I scheduled it for publication early this evening.  Upon further reflection, I decided to reschedule it for tomorrow.  While some of the issues I want to address are important, today is not my day.  Today is Veterans Day, and nothing should call attention away from that. According... »

A Veteran’s Voice, Too Late

By Aaron Heier

The Destruction that is Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a first person accounting of events that took place aboard the USS Kitty Hawk during the Spring and Summer of 2006 as relayed to GLTNewsNow by a Sailor currently serving a second tour of duty in the U.S. Navy. Because of the... »

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