OutServe, the underground network of LGBT active serving military personnel, provided The New Civil Rights Movement with these two emails, one from the Chief of Staff...
The Senate just passed cloture on the standalone bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by a vote of 63-33. Six Republican Senators joined all but one...
You remember newly-minted West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, the only Democratic Senator who voted against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal? Manchin, after the vote, claimed he...
In a press release, President Obama said he is “disappointed,” blamed “a minority of Senators” for filibustering the NDAA and blamed their opposition to repealing “Don’t...
In the wake of the Senate’s failure to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Obama must issue a stop-loss order now. § 12305. Authority of President to...
UPDATE 12.10.10: Since the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal bill failed to pass in the Senate yesterday, this rally is more important than ever! Senator Mitch...
Press release from Scott Brown’s office: WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) today issued the following statement on the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy:...
The Republicans claim to care so much about our nation’s troops, yet spend their time voting against funding our military, voting against giving our service members...
In a press conference prior to today’s release of the Pentagon’s highly-anticipated ten-month “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” study, SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis appeared optimistic that...
The Pentagon, realizing that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will end one way or another, and probably soon, has asked the Senate to move quickly to repeal...
Knights OUT, the LGBT servicemembers group co-founded by Lt. Dan Choi, and OutServe have released a joint statement saying they would support the National Defense Authorization...
As I wrote earlier today, on NBC’s Meet The Press today, Senator John McCain disputed the validity of the preliminary findings from the DADT survey, and...
Updated: 2:00 PM with statement below from SLDN. On NBC’s Meet The Press today, Senator John McCain disputed the validity of the preliminary findings from the...
With a link to a shared statement, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) just tweeted, “The Senate should act immediately to debate and pass a defense bill and...
“Without your leadership and unparalleled efforts, this historic opportunity… will pass all of us by.†The Human Rights Campaign today released an open letter from HRC...