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A veteran's take on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hearings

Mario Guerrero, EQCA Government Affairs Director and U.S. Marine Veteran
February 3rd, 2010

Yesterday we witnessed an exciting hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee on the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy with some notable remarks from the nation’s two top military leaders. Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the military would undergo a year-long process to review how to implement a change. Adm. Mullen said,

SLDN applauds historic hearing: for first time, U.S. military brass support repeal

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network newswire
February 3rd, 2010

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee heard from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen on the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's executive director, Aubrey Sarvis, issued the statement below.

Human Rights Campaign releases statement on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” U.S. Senate Hearing

HRC Newswire
February 2nd, 2010

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, released the following statement today from President Joe Solmonese:

“Today is a historic step forward in repealing a shameful law that has harmed the military, discharged thousands of talented and patriotic Americans and prevented thousands more from serving their country.

Courage Campaign, Lt. Dan Choi collect 458,039 letters of support to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Courage Campaign Newswire
February 2nd, 2010

(LOS ANGELES) As the Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony today regarding the possible repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy, the Courage Campaign and Lt. Dan Choi have now collected 458,039 letters of support from Americans calling for an immediate end to DADT.

The letters, gathered since May 2009, call on President Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Army to end the policy quickly and expeditiously.

DADT discharges down again in 2009

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Newswire
February 2nd, 2010

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) announced yesterday that discharges for the four services – Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines – under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” continued to decline in 2009, down a third from the year before. DADT discharges totaled 428 in 2009 compared to 619 in 2008, according to data provided by the Department of Defense to Capitol Hill. The discharge numbers for the Coast Guard are not yet available.

Congresswoman Susan Davis announces hearing on ending "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy

Office of Congresswoman Susan Davis
February 1st, 2010

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) announced that her subcommittee will hold another hearing on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, which bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed services. Davis, who chairs the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, set a date of March 3 for the hearing. It will be a follow up to the hearing held by Davis’s subcommittee in 2008.

Courage will Persevere

Beth Schissel, USAFA graduate
February 1st, 2010

While it was great to hear the President’s vow in his State of the Union address to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this year, we know he can’t do it without Congress. And there are some pretty powerful members who will try to stop him. One of them is Rep. Ike Skelton, the House Armed Services Committee Chairman.

Eagle Forum opposes the Military Readiness Enhancement Act

Esther Rubio-Sheffrey
January 29th, 2010

(WASHINGTON) Eagle Forum, a leading pro-family organization founded by its current President, Phyllis Schlafly, strongly urged members of Congress yesterday, as well as other Americans who support the U.S. military, to defend current law which holds that homosexuals are ineligible to serve in the U.S. armed forces.

Human Rights Campaign announces comprehensive campaign to end failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law

HRC newswire
January 28th, 2010

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced a robust campaign to end the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law in response to the President’s pledge in last night's State of the Union address to work with Congress and the military towards repeal. The “Voices of Honor” campaign will organize veterans across the country, generate media coverage and build focused campaigns in key states that will be critical to the final votes in the House and Senate.

SLDN applauds President’s commitment to repeal DADT in 2010

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Newswire
January 28th, 2010

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has applauded President Obama’s remarks during his State of the Union address pledging a forthcoming end to Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT).

“We applaud the President for his call to Congress to repeal DADT this year,” said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of SLDN. “We very much need a sense of urgency to get this done in 2010. We call on the President to repeal the DADT law in his defense budget currently being drafted, which is probably the only and best-moving bill where DADT can be killed this year.”

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