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In San Diego, DADT repeal celebrations continued into the night

Ben Cartwright - SDGLN Staff Writer
September 21st, 2011

SAN DIEGO -- Such a major civil rights advance as the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) will only happen once and it was cause for celebration.

And in a large military town like San Diego, which is home to hundreds, if not thousands of gay and lesbian servicemembers, the celebrations were aplenty.

Immediately following the "Freedom to Serve" ceremony held Tuesday evening at The Center in front of a standing-room-only crowd, community members fanned out to bars and restaurants throughout Hillcrest and surrounding neighborhoods to continue the celebration.

Rep. Susan Davis to give insider’s story on repeal of DADT

SDGLN Staff
August 23rd, 2011

SAN DIEGO -- As the nation gears up for the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) on Sept. 20, Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) will share her experience working to repeal the policy during a presentation at The Center at the end of the month.

“A Talk with Congresswoman Susan Davis – The Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell from an Insider’s Perspective” will be presented at 5:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 31, at The Center, 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest.

First national summit for LGBT active duty servicemembers set for October

SDGLN Staff
May 25th, 2011

LAS VEGAS -- A conference tailored to the interests of actively serving LGBT military personnel will be hosted by OutServe later this year.

The organization recently announced that the first Armed Forces Leadership Summit will take place Oct. 13-16 at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Former Rep. Patrick Murphy responds to Rep. Hunter's efforts to block or delay DADT repeal

Patrick Murphy -- for Stars and Stripes
May 11th, 2011

Last year, it was an honor to sponsor and fight for legislation to end the discriminatory “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that, for nearly two decades, barred otherwise qualified openly gay Americans from serving the country they love in the military. As an Army officer, I saw how wrong it was that patriots serving our nation were forced to disobey the core military values of honesty and integrity in order to defend the very freedoms that make our country great.

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