The cat’s out of the bag, and everybody’s talking about it — U.S. district court judge Virginia Phillips has ordered the suspension of all investigations, discharges, and other such activities conducted under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. Fears are thick...

(Tacoma, Wash.) A lesbian flight nurse discharged under the government’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays in the military was an excellent officer whose sexuality never caused a problem in her unit, former colleagues told a federal judge Monday. Former Maj. Margaret Witt is seeking reinstatement...

I just love David Badash to bits and pieces, and if you are unfamiliar with his work in the fight for our equality, well … what rock have you been living under? At any rate, he has an amazing site called, “The New Civil Rights Movement,” that I highly recommend you check out immediately,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, proudly hailed today’s announcement that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has ruled that the 17-year old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...

May 28, 2010 President Barack H. Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, For the past month, we have sent you personal letters from those harmed by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” With the votes in the House and the Senate Armed Services Committee,...

On May 10th and 11th, hundreds of veterans from across the United States will descend on Washington, DC with one clear message for Congress – “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) needs to go and it needs to go this year! The National Veterans Lobby Day on DADT, a project of Servicemembers...

Lt. Robin R. Chaurasiya, now 24 and stationed in Illinois, was just done with the Air Force. She left active duty in 2007, after joining ROTC as a 17-year-old, but thanks to those wars going on, was recalled in 2009. And it’s not that she wasn’t committed to serving her country. It’s...

(The Hague, Netherlands) A retired American general has apologized for a remark to the U.S. Senate suggesting gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for the Srebrenica massacre by Serb soldiers in Bosnia, according to the Defense Ministry. The comment by retired Gen. John Sheehan during testimony opposing...

The same day Defense Secretary Gates announced changes to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” discharge process, the Marine Corps’ top uniformed officer stated he won’t force his troops to bunk with gays on base and would give them separate rooms if Congress votes to allow...

Though Congress remains gridlocked in debate over “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Pentagon moved forward with the announcement of new regulation standards that will make it more difficult for Soldiers to be discharged under the policy. According to NPR, Defense Secretary Robert Gates...