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• Serviceman reacts to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal

  September 21, 2011 12:24 AM

  As of midnight Tuesday morning, the military's policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is officially gone. Now gays can openly serve in the military without fear of being removed from service. "It was fundamentally against everything we stand for as an institution to force people to lie about who they... more »

• Senators who led fight to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" celebrate repeal

  September 20, 2011 1:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators who led the fight in Congress to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military are celebrating repeal of the nearly 18-year-old law, calling it an historic accomplishment. A half-dozen lawmakers marked the occasion at a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday. They were... more »

• Govt to seek stay of gays in military ruling

  October 14, 2010 3:27 PM

  A lawyer in the case and a person in the government deeply familiar with the discussions say the Obama administration will ask a federal judge to allow the "Don't ask, don't tell" law to continue in force pending an appeal. Lawyer Dan Woods says his client, Log Cabin Republicans,... more »

• Defense Secretary: court should not set policy on gays

  October 13, 2010 10:56 AM

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates says abruptly ending the military's Don't ask, don't tell policy would have "enormous consequences" for the troops. A day after a federal judge ordered the Pentagon to cease enforcement of its policy barring gays from openly serving in the military, Gates told reporters that the... more »

• Change in "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy fails in Senate

  September 21, 2010 7:15 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A Clinton administration official is assailing the Senate for failing to advance legislation that would have allowed gays to serve openly in the military. Former White House adviser Richard Socarides called today 's development in the Senate "a political train wreck." Senate Republicans blocked an effort... more »

• Vote expected this week on gays in the military

  May 25, 2010 8:17 AM

  Gay rights groups are urging quick congressional approval of a proposal to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military while allowing the Pentagon to continue its review of how to implement the new policy. Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy - an Iraq war veteran - is... more »

• Troops question impact if gay ban is lifted

  April 6, 2010 3:52 PM

  Troops are asking what changes are in store for them if Congress lifts a ban on openly gay service. A working group tasked by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to examine the impact on lifting the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" policy convened its first survey meeting Tuesday with rank-and-file... more »

• Would partners of gay troops get benefits, too?

  March 26, 2010 10:24 AM

  If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits? Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military. New rules ordered Thursday by Defense Secretary Robert Gates make it... more »

• Discharging gays to draw more scrutiny in military

  March 25, 2010 11:16 AM

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he has approved a series of changes in how the Pentagon implements the law banning gays from serving openly in the military. The changes would make it harder to discharge a gay person for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy by putting... more »

• Don't ask when: Repeal of gay ban won't be soon

  February 14, 2010 9:32 AM

  As promised, the Pentagon has begun examining how the ban on gays serving openly could be eased and then repealed. But a complete repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is probably years away. The extended time line is about more than giving military leaders time to assess the... more »

• Gates to announce senior-level review on gay ban

  February 2, 2010 9:46 AM

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday will announce plans for a yearlong study into how the military would lift a ban on gays from serving openly in the military and the impact it might have on the force. According to U.S. officials, the study will be co-chaired by a senior... more »

• Mark Udall: Time to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'

  October 17, 2009 9:34 AM

  Senator Mark Udall says he wants U.S. military chiefs to tell Congress in the next 30 days how they would handle a repeal of the nation's 'don't ask, don't tell' law that bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. On Friday the Colorado Democrat released a letter... more »

• Obama says he will end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy

  October 11, 2009 9:18 AM

  President Barack Obama is reaffirming his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military. Obama told thousands gathered at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign in Washington on Saturday night, that he'll end "don't ask-don't tell." That got him a standing ovation... more »

• Ex-prof says academy punished her for talk by gays

  October 9, 2009 10:11 AM

  A former Air Force Academy instructor says she was disciplined and barred from teaching after inviting three gay academy graduates to speak to one of her classes about the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Edie Disler said Thursday she was given a "letter of counseling" that said she should have... more »