At The MTV Video Music Awards last night, renowned pop sensation Lady Gaga stood next to soldiers discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to announce once...
The Family Research Council, labeled a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, released this statement on last night’s federal court ruling that declared “Don’t...
Leading up to Congressional debate on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” earlier this year, SLDN organized “Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama,†a new...
Back in September, on the heels of Ken Mehlman’s coming out, and the entire McCain camp — sans McCain himself — coming out in support of...
My better half, Caleb Eigsti, and I just finished a week in Las Vegas, where we attended our first Netroots Nation. The conference claims it “amplifies...
The GOP, which spent the George W. Bush years, and the American people’s hard-earned money, turning a Clinton budget surplus into a monstrous deficit, has spent...
DADT Repeal Compromise Moves Forward In Senate. Senate armed services committee voted minutes ago for the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ policy repeal compromise amendment to be...
A Quick, Personal Update. And, we’re back! Yes, I took last week off, posting just a few pieces, mostly the letters from SLDN’s servicemembers about “Don’t...
Editor’s note: This guest post by Scott Wooledge was originally published at Daily Kos Saturday and is published here with his permission. Scott writes at the...
I know. Seriously. At some point you have to wonder why some GOP Senators are allowed to open their mouths unscripted. Like Oklahoma’s Senator Jim Inhofe....
Presidential hopeful and bible-thumper Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) spoke just before noon today with MSNBC’s Chris Jansing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. Notice how Pence...
Editor’s Note: Every day I’ve published these heart-wrenching letters, but have not commented, until today. I want to point out that this servicemember writes he was...
The Most Important Thing You’ll Do Today Will Take Five Minutes. Your time is valuable so I’ll be quick: Call your Senator now. Today is Veteran’s...
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is here, through Spring, at least. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has just over-ruled a lower court’s decision that the government...
Dan Choi, the poster child for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” who recently, albeit unsuccessfully, tried to be re-instated in the Army, is a hero...