Posts tagged ‘don’t ask don’t tell’

Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, the oldest private military academy in the country, is holding the 1st gay pride week on campus this week, just half a year after the expiration of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The week-long event was organized by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Allies Club of Norwich University, an [...]

The United States military marked another milestone on Friday, after President Barack Obama signed a certification that puts an end to the ban against gays openly serving in the military – a policy that has come to be known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The Navy Times shared that the President signed the certification on [...]

A feature on the Military Times shared that the Democratic leaders in the Senate has pledged to take a vote regarding the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of the military by early December this year. How that voting will turn out is not yet known, however.  A survey regarding the attitudes of [...]

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), according to a feature in the Navy Times. Gates expressed his sentiments to reporters who traveled with him to Australia over the weekend. Secretary Gates said: “I would like to see the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ but I’m not [...]

A small victory has been won by advocates of the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of the United States military that banned openly gay individuals from serving in the military. A report on USA Today shared that a federal court ruling has struck down – at least for now – “don’t ask, [...]

After US District Judge Virginia Phillips ordered yesterday the Department of Defense to stop enforcing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law immediately, DOD lawyers are sure to be busy studying the judge’s decision. It can be recalled that Judge Phillips ruled the law as unconstitutional in the case Log Cabin Republicans vs. the United States [...]