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Legal group: Gays shouldn't answer Pentagon survey
July 8, 2010 9:29 AM
An advocacy group for gays in the military is warning those services members not to answer a Pentagon survey seeking opinions on repeal of the policy that bans homosexuals from serving openly. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network said Thursday that troops could be accidentally outed by answering the survey.... 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 » -
Changes coming on enforcement of military gay ban
March 23, 2010 4:03 PM
Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says that the Defense Department is close to changing how it enforces its policy on "don't ask, don't tell," which bans gays from serving openly. In February, Defense Secretary Robert Gates directed his legal counsel to suggest ways to relax enforcement of the policy,... more » -
Army anxiety over "Don't ask, don't tell"
March 4, 2010 7:17 PM
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey says he sees "anxiety" in the armed forces over how any change in the don't ask, don't tell policy would be implemented. During a visit to Fort Carson, Colo., on Thursday, Casey said the military must look hard at how a... more » -
Defense plans to reduce the number of gays dismissed from military
February 2, 2010 12:21 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is planning to try to limit the number of gay troops who are dismissed from the military. He's expected to tell a Senate panel of his plans today, while also discussing a one-year effort to decide how to revise the "don't ask, don't tell" policy... more » -
Gays in Military: Lawyers advise wait to lift ban
January 14, 2010 9:49 AM
The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is getting conflicting advice about lifting the 1993 ban on gays in the military. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the in-house legal counsel for Admiral Mike Mullen wrote that "now is not the time" to lift the ban.... 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 » -
Obama to take on military gay ban at `right time'
October 4, 2009 9:50 AM
National security adviser James Jones says the president is committed to taking on the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military. But Jones says President Barack Obama has many other pressing matters on his desk, including wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jones says he's... more »
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