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Don't Ask, Don't Tell stories: 33 news summaries

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Support Strong for Gay Navy Secretary

'Don't ask, don't tell' wouldn't apply because post is a civilian job

Dec 18, 08 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Retired military leaders and congressional Democrats are urging Barack Obama to nominate Bill White, an openly gay executive at the New York museum featuring the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, as secretary of the Navy, the Washington Times reports. The civilian post would not be subject to the Pentagon’s “... More »

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Jerrold Nadler • gays in the military • Bill White • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

 Obama Will Wait 
 on 'Don't Ask' Repeal 

Wants to prioritize consensus-building; heeds Clinton's mistake

Nov 21, 08 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - President-elect Barack Obama plans to wait a bit before pursuing a campaign promise to overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on homosexuals, reports the Washington Times. The new administration may not bring up the ban on gays in the military until 2010, in order... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • gays in the military • transition team • President Obama

(AP) - More than 100 retired generals and admirals called today for repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays so they can serve openly, the AP reports. The list of 104 former officers who signed the statement appears to signal growing support for resolving the status of... More »

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Barack Obama • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • gays in the military • Bill Maher Grid

Opinion

Anti-Gay Rant Makes Hill Wish It Hadn't Asked

Outspoken activist succeeds in unifying lawmakers against her

Jul 24, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t ask Elaine Donnelly what she thinks of gays in the military—she’ll tell you. Congress made that mistake yesterday, and the anti-gay activist let out what Dana Milbank of the Washington Post calls an “extraordinary exhibition of rage.” Donnelly warned the panel of the... More »

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Congress • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • testimony • activist • gays in the military • House Armed Services Committee

opinion

Bigoted 'Don't Ask' Has No Support, Must Go Now

Policy does more harm than good

Jul 23, 08 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the occasion of the first “don’t ask, don’t tell” congressional hearing in 15 years, John Cloud revisits the policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military in Time and deems it “a tissue of barely disguised bigotry.” He contends that the... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • gays in the military

Americans Now Favor 'Don't
Ask, Do Tell'

Acceptance of openly gay military enlistees surges to 75%

Jul 19, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the 15 years since the inception of the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay servicemen and women, public opinion on the issue has shifted dramatically. In 1993, 44% of Americans said openly gay people should be allowed to enlist; a Washington Post-ABC News poll now... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • gays in the military • Washington Post ABC poll

 VP Hopefuls Shift
 Positions, Hairdos 

Opinions change on abortion, gays, stylists

Jul 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Recipients of the VP vetting process are shifting their positions (and their stylists), Politico reports. Here are some examples:
  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ditched a less-than-leaderly mullet, opting instead for a short hairstyle.
  • Florida's Charlie Crist has spun 180 degrees into the offshore drilling camp, matching John
... More »

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell • abortion rights • hair • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Sam Nunn • offshore oil • Tom Ridge • Mark Sanford

 Brass: Let Gays Serve Openly 

Study says gays don't undermine military

Jul 8, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four high-ranking retired military officers have called on Congress to repeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying that it makes it extremely difficult for gays in the US military, reports AP. Allowing gays to serve openly would not undermine the morale, discipline or effectiveness of units in... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Pentagon • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • gays in the military • Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis • Michael D. Palm Center • Lt. Gen. Robert Minter Alexander • Navy Vice Adm. Jack Shanahan • UC Santa Barbara

Lesbians Bear Brunt of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Women discharged more often than men for homosexuality

Jun 23, 08 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Debates about gays in the military have focused on men, but new information reveals that lesbians have faced much greater "don't ask, don't tell" challenges. Although women make up only 15% of Army and Air Force personnel, nearly half of the soldiers and airmen discharged for open homosexuality were... More »

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lesbians • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • gays in the military • female troops

Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

Says 'don't ask' hurts US military, but won't demand brass agree

Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • Civil unions • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Joint Chiefs of Staff • homosexuality • homosexual rights

Vets, Activists Fight 'Don't Ask'

Gay rights groups assail longstanding policy

Nov 30, 07 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A gay rights coalition marked today, the 14th anniversary of the enactment of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” with a renewed push against the law. Activists planted 12,000 American flags on the National Mall to commemorate the troops discharged under the policy and sent an open... More »

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Whoops! Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You

Homosexual-unfriendly US military unwittingly lists jobs on gay site

Oct 18, 07 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Army, Navy and Air Force were surprised Tuesday to learn they'd been advertising thousands of jobs on GLEE.com, a gay networking website included in job-listing giant Monster.com's "diversity and inclusion" package. The website is at odds with the military's exclusionary "don't ask, don't tell"... More »

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Pace: Homosexuality Is "Immoral"

Mar 13, 07 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Don't ask, don't tell" works fine for Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, because "homosexual acts are immoral" and should not be condoned any more than adultery within the ranks. Pace defended the Pentagon's current policy on gays to the Chicago Tribune, opposing proposed... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • gay rights • military • Pentagon • Peter Pace • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Joint Chiefs of Staff • US troops • homosexuality • soldier

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