DADT

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Therapy Brew: When DADT becomes "Don’t ask, it’s none of your business"

Stephen Brewer, MA -- SDGLN Support Contributor
September 14th, 2011

Editor's Note: San Diego Gay & Lesbian News is pleased to welcome back Stephen Brewer, MA, after a long hiatus while he completed his dissertation. We proposed DADT to Stephen as a topic to explore in his come-back column, and as a result, he conducted several in-person interviews and transcribed the responses, all from career military servicemen, about their feelings regarding the upcoming repeal. Watch for future columns where Stephen takes on more hot topics in LGBT news.

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Countdown to DADT repeal: Gay war hero Eric Alva to celebrate historic moment in San Diego

Morgan M. Hurley - SDGLN Assistant Editor
September 14th, 2011

SAN DIEGO -- Eric Alva, the first documented American wounded in the Iraq war and a well-known LGBT activist, will be in San Diego next week to celebrate the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Tuesday, Sept. 20. He will also accept an award and commemorate a milestone of his own.

Alva will be the guest of the Military Acceptance Project (MAP), who will be presenting him with an award during a DADT-related celebration that night at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill.

Military Acceptance Project (MAP) to salute service members past, present and future on night of repeal in San Diego

SDGLN Staff
September 13th, 2011

SAN DIEGO -- On September 20, 2011, the day chosen as the end to U. S. military's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly, the Military Acceptance Project plans to salute to LGBT service members past, present and future.

Called, "SALUTE to LGBT Service Members and the End of DADT," the event will be from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill at 4612 Park Blvd, in University Heights.

The centerpiece of the event is the celebration of ALL LGBT service members and allies, past, present and future.

All service members and veterans in attendance will receive a gift.

SDGLN Poll: Readers believe the DADT repeal will be permanent

SDGLN Staff
September 12th, 2011

SAN DIEGO – A large majority of readers of San Diego Gay & Lesbian News who took our poll say that they believe that the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal will be permanent.

Our poll question was: DADT repeal goes into effect on Sept. 20. Do you think a new Congress will reinstate the ban against open service?

The results, which are not scientific, reveal that 73% of readers say that the DADT repeal will stand, while 27% said they believe that a new Congress could reinstate the anti-gay military policy.

U.S. asks appeals court to kill Log Cabin Republicans lawsuit challenging DADT ban

Bob Egelko - San Francisco Chronicle
September 2nd, 2011

PASADENA, Calif. -- With the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" less than three weeks away, the Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to discard the lawsuit challenging the ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers and a judge's ruling that declared it unconstitutional.

"Once 'don't ask, don't tell' has been ended in 19 days, that is the end of this case, and there's nothing for this court to do," Justice Department lawyer Henry Whitaker told the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which held the hearing in Pasadena.

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Countdown to DADT repeal: OUTmilitary.com is a social network that's time has come

Morgan M. Hurley - SDGLN Assistant Editor
August 24th, 2011

Editor's note: On Sept. 20, 2011, the longstanding ban on gays and lesbians serving openly (or being discharged, regardless, if found out) in the U.S. military will finally be repealed, thanks to President Barack Obama's pen last December, and after the dogged support of Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and senators and Congressmembers on both sides of the aisle.

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Make plans now to celebrate DADT repeal on Sept. 20 at The Center

SDGLN Staff
August 9th, 2011

SAN DIEGO – On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy will be officially repealed, and San Diego will join other cities around the nation in celebrating Repeal Day.

Emily Sussman will host a Freedom to Serve celebration with the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and Human Rights Campaign San Diego to observe the end of DADT.

The celebration will be from 6 to 7 pm Sept. 20 at The Center, 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. Following a speaking program, celebratory cocktails will be served.

WEDNESDAY: SLDN to host live Twitter chat on post-DADT questions

SDGLN Staff
August 2nd, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) will conduct its first-ever Twitter chat, hosted by Legal Director David McKean, who will answer questions about LGBT military service and SLDN’s continued fight to advance military equality following repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) on Sept. 20.

The event will be on Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 2 to 3 pm EDT/11 am to noon PDT on Twitter. Use Twitter handle -- @freedomtoserve -- and tweet questions and comments using the hashtag #SLDNchat.

SLDN releases first-ever guide to post-DADT service

SDGLN Staff
July 28th, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) today unveiled a comprehensive new legal guide for LGBT servicemembers, veterans, future recruits and their families, creating a first-of-its-kind overview of laws and policies related to military service in the U.S. following the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), as well as practical information for advocates and friends of LGBT servicemembers.

Download "Freedom To Serve: The Definitive Guide To LGBT Military Service" HERE.

Colonel Cammermeyer on DADT: A promise and redemption

Charlene Strong -- for The Seattle Lesbian
July 23rd, 2011

Today I had the esteem pleasure of sitting in on a White House conference call about the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). Much is being said about who were the “key players” and how this got done, but in all honesty, it was President Obama who said he was going to repeal DADT and he kept his word.

As I sat to write this article, I thought about a Colonel who knew all too well the pain of revealing who she was and then being told after a decorated service to our country that her service was no longer needed because of her sexual orientation and her honesty.

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