Posts Tagged Military

By Courtney • 13 years ago

Watch the DADT hearing live

As Jos wrote yesterday, the Pentagon honored the 17th anniversary of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell by releasing a report that argues that it should be repealed. No shit. Watch the current Senate Armed Service Committee Hearing on DADT right this very moment:

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As Jos wrote yesterday, the Pentagon honored the 17th anniversary of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell by releasing a report that argues that it should be repealed. No shit. Watch the current Senate Armed Service Committee Hearing on ...
By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

Quick hit: Nancy Goldstein on awkward Thanksgiving meals

Specifically, the one that will take place in the McCain household later this week. In a column at the American Prospect today, Nancy Goldstein points out two truths. Firstly, Thanksgiving at the McCain house is going to be really tense this year, what with Meghan, Cindy and John all publicly taking their different stances on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Secondly, the age gap between the people making decisions about DADT (Congress and the President) and the people they’re supposedly most concerned about (the troops) is huge:

These same divisions also fuel the Kabuki theatrics now playing in Washington over DADT. The actors? Congress — where the median age in the overwhelmingly male Senate that has ...

Specifically, the one that will take place in the McCain household later this week. In a column at the American Prospect today, Nancy Goldstein points out two truths. Firstly, Thanksgiving at the McCain house is going ...
By Chloe Angyal • 13 years ago

Two Veteran’s Day “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Events in NYC

Proud to Serve from Jo Ann Santangelo on Vimeo.

Today is Veteran’s Day, when we celebrate those who serve our country and who risk their lives to do it. Fittingly, there are several Veteran’s Day events happening today in New York tonight to commemorate the service of LGBT Americans and to discuss the current state of the policy that makes it legal to fire them for being LGBT.

The first is a showing of photographs by Jo Ann Santangelo, who recently returned from a national road trip during which she photographed and interviewed LGBT servicemen and women. Some of them have been discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and others have avoided being fired for their sexual identity. In ...

Proud to Serve from Jo Ann Santangelo on Vimeo.

Today is Veteran’s Day, when we celebrate those who serve our country and who risk their lives to do it. Fittingly, there are several Veteran’s Day ...
By Courtney • 13 years ago

The Service Women’s Action Network calls Dan Choi out for his misogyny

I am such a giant fan of the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), even writing about one of their founder’s in my book. Maricela Guzman is such a massive inspiration:

Well, SWAN has just issued an open letter to Dan Choi–the darling of the anti-DADT movement and the mainstream media. In a recent interview in the Village Voice, Choi reffered to Harry Reid as a “pussy…[who] bleeds once a month.” Check out SWAN’s response: Dear Dan, The Service Women”s Action Network (SWAN) and the undersigned advocacy organizations were shocked and extremely disappointed by your comments about women in your recent interview in the Village Voice. You should know as we do that there is no room ...
I am such a giant fan of the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), even writing about one of their founder’s in my book. Maricela Guzman is such a massive inspiration:

Well, SWAN has just issued an ...
By Courtney • 13 years ago

The Service Women’s Action Network calls Dan Choi out for his misogyny

I am such a giant fan of the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), even writing about one of their founder’s in my book. Maricela Guzman is such a massive inspiration:

Well, SWAN has just issued an open letter to Dan Choi–the darling of the anti-DADT movement and the mainstream media. In a recent interview in the Village Voice, Choi reffered to Harry Reid as a “pussy…[who] bleeds once a month.” Check out SWAN’s response: Dear Dan, The Service Women”s Action Network (SWAN) and the undersigned advocacy organizations were shocked and extremely disappointed by your comments about women in your recent interview in the Village Voice. You should know as we do that there is no room ...
I am such a giant fan of the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), even writing about one of their founder’s in my book. Maricela Guzman is such a massive inspiration:

Well, SWAN has just issued an ...
By Vanessa • 13 years ago

DADT Update: Court of Appeals issues stay requested by Obama administration

What the fuck:

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’s Oct. 12 order in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States halting all enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

After DADT had been halted from enforcement for nearly 200 hours, the Ninth Circuit order legally makes DADT enforceable again for the time being.

In a brief order, Judges O’Scannlain, Trott and W. Fletcher wrote:

“This court has received appellant’s emergency motion to stay the district court’s October 12, 2010 order pending appeal.  The order is stayed temporarily in order to provide this court with ...

What the fuck:

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’s Oct. 12 order in Log ...
By Miriam • 13 years ago

Military recruiters told to accept openly gay and lesbian applicants

And the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell saga continues!

The Obama Administration (via the Justice Department) had asked the courts to place a stay (aka don’t enforce this yet) on the ruling from Judge Virgina Phillips that had placed an injunction on dismissals and investigations of military members based on the DADT policy. Yesterday she tentatively denied the stay. The military responded by tell recruiters to accept openly gay and lesbian applicants.

Lt. Dan Choi, a major player in the fight against DADT, re-enlisted this afternoon as an openly gay member of the military.

It’s unclear if this will be the final end for DADT, or if another court might rule that it can stand. President Obama has made clear that ...

And the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell saga continues!

The Obama Administration (via the Justice Department) had asked the courts to place a stay (aka don’t enforce this yet) on the ruling from Judge Virgina Phillips that had ...
By Miriam • 13 years ago

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ruled unconstitutional by federal court

Last night, a California federal court ruled that the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military is unconstitutional.

Via CNN:

“Plaintiff has demonstrated it is entitled to the relief sought on behalf of its members, a judicial declaration that the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act violates the Fifth and First Amendments, and a permanent injunction barring its enforcement,” concluded U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips, a 1999 Clinton appointee.

This ruling comes amidst Congressional ability to pass a repeal of DADT, something that the House has already done and activists are putting pressure on the Senate to follow suit. The court ruling is likely to be in the appeals process ...

Last night, a California federal court ruled that the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military is unconstitutional.

Via CNN:

“Plaintiff has demonstrated it is entitled to the relief ...

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