Gay rights victories, like today's repeal of %u201Cdon't ask, don't tell,%u201D are inevitably linked to Stonewall, the 1969 riots that launched the modern-day LGBT ...
After the Senate broke a GOP filibuster on Don't Ask, Don't Tell earlier today, Sen. Joe Manchin released a statement saying he had concerns about the ...
The big news today: %u201CDon't Ask, Don't Tell%u201D is being repealed. DADT was the ugly political compromise that allowed gay and lesbian soldiers to serve in the ...
This afternoon the Senate failed to break a Republican filibuster of the DREAM Act, and voted, finally, to repeal the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell ...
WASHINGTON -- ASHINGTON -- The Senate voted 65-31 on Saturday to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, defeating a 17-year policy of banning gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the military.
The Senate took a big step toward ending the military's ban on openly gay servicemembers today. By a vote of 63 to 33, the Senate voted to end debate on a bill repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, opening the door for ...
Endgame: DADT cloture vote passes, 63-33; Update: Obama cheers; Update: Final bill passes, 65-31.
NEW YORK — Word that the world's largest military power will allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military brought strong and swift reaction Saturday, with supporters declaring a civil rights milestone and detractors insisting ...
As of Thursday, it was unlikely that either the DREAM Act or DADT was going to come up for a vote in the Senate in this session. Talking Points Memo was reporting that the White House was “stalling the DADT vote” by insisting that the ...
To all the supporters of equality and Don't Ask, Don't Tell's death, I am so grateful. As the legislation signals a new chapter in our journey, I call on all soldiers to gain the courage to come out.
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My only concern, as I mentioned above, is that the only folks who wanted DADT repealed were more than just “loud and proud;” I'm worried that their habits may get in the way of professionalism. To what extent may they serve openly? ...
Here are the six Republican senators who voted to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Scott Brown (R-MA). Susan Collins (R-ME). Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Mark Kirk (R-IL). George Voinovich (R-OH) ...
The Senate just voted 63-33 to break the filibuster on the DADT repeal bill. Late Update: Just so we're clear. This is not the passage of the actual DADT repeal bill. This is the vote that allows a straight majority...