Don't Ask, Don't Tell... Don't Blow It
With an impressive first 100 days under his belt, Obama appears to be a friend and ally. But we've been here before with "don't ask, don't tell" -- and Joan M. Garry says this time, we must win.
May 4, 2009
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With an impressive first 100 days under his belt, Obama appears to be a friend and ally. But we've been here before with "don't ask, don't tell" -- and Joan M. Garry says this time, we must win.
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association brought in loads of media stars for its annual fundraiser.
Democrats say the nation should be ashamed of its ban on gays serving openly in the military. It discourages qualified people from joining the ranks at a time when the armed forces are stretched by two wars, they say, and is degrading to those willing to serve their country. So what have the Democrats done about it? Nothing, really.
In a statement to Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, former president Jimmy Carter has called on Congress to revisit the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays and lesbians in the military.
With two recent gallery shows and a new film about his life with Christopher Isherwood, the artist enjoys the rewards of a gay life well lived.
The chief sponsor of the legislation to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," Rep. Ellen Tauscher, announced she will be resigning her congressional seat to take a State Department post, leaving the bill in flux.
Democratic representative Martin Meehan of Massachusetts on Wednesday revived legislation aimed at forcing the military to eliminate the policy preventing gay service members from being open about their orientation.
In wake of Don Imus' racial slurs against Rutgers women's basketball team, Advocate columnist Jim David reveals the dark secret of morning radio hosts: they're all style over substance white males afraid of minorities at their dinner table.
If a morning show lacks chemistry between its anchors and doesn't coddle its audience, its ratings are doomed.
Gay rights activist with an actor-model-author hyphenate, Reichen Lehmkuhl kicks off his Advocate.com column with a blunt look at the state of "don't ask, don't tell," promises made by President-elect Obama, and why gay Americans can't let the passing of Prop. 8 distract us from continuing to fight to overturn the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
Leave it to the outspoken -- and out -- journalist to succinctly explain how egregious it is to honor those who fought for slavery.