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Gays, lesbians may now serve openly in the armed forces

WASHINGTON After years of debate and months of final preparations, the U.S. military passed a historic milestone today with the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in uniform. Repeal of the 18-year-old legal ban took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT, ending a prohibition that President Barack Obama said had forced gay and lesbian  Read More »

DADT: Goodbye Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Hello To A New Civil Rights Movement

When Tanya Domi joined the Women’s Army Corps 37 years ago as a “slick sleeve” Private in 1974, she had no idea how the “Gay Ban” military policy which preceded “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ” by 52 years would affect her life. Its ultimate repeal, fought successfully by a new generation of veterans and activists  Read More »

Gay rights supporters to stage protest in Boston

BOSTON—Supporters for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are marking the end of the military “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy by staging a protest in Boston to draw attention to the fact that transgender American are still unable to serve openly in the military. The protest is part of a coordinated action across the country  Read More »

LGBT activists protest inequalities

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy officially ended at midnight Tuesday. The 18-year-old policy prevented homosexuals or bi-sexuals from openly serving in the United States Armed Forces. A protest organized by GetEqual Virginia, occurred Tuesday morning at the intersection of Hampton Boulevard and Terminal Boulevard in Norfolk. GetEQUAL Virginia is a  Read More »

Military, gay rights groups prepare for the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

The Pentagon is quietly preparing for the official end of its policy banning openly gay men or women from serving. The military has begun accepting applications from openly gay recruits, the Associated Press reports, but won’t act on them until the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy (DADT) is officially repealed. The policy officially ends one  Read More »

Nationwide Actions Highlight Need for Full Federal Equality for LGBT Americans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 19, 2011 CONTACT: Brad Luna, Luna Media Group, (202) 812-8140 cell or brad@lunamediagroup.com TUESDAY: Nationwide Actions Launched to Highlight Need for Full Federal Equality for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Americans More Than a Dozen Cities to Hold Protests/Rallies to Call Out Need for Full Equal Rights on Day of Official Repeal of Military  Read More »

DADT Repeal Just The Start: GetEQUAL Plans Rallies, Not Parties For September 20

WASHINGTON — The military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy ends at midnight, and gay rights group GetEQUAL says it will sponsor protests in more than a dozen cities across the country Tuesday to draw attention to discriminatory laws that still remain on the books. GetEQUAL, a gay advocacy group that made headlines last year when  Read More »

Military lifts gay service ban

WASHINGTON (RNN) – While the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Tuesday paves the way for thousands of gay and lesbian individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military, advocates are quick to point out that the war is far from over. “We’ll celebrate for about ten minutes and get back to work,” said Heather  Read More »

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: White House Fence Protestors Have Day In Court

Remember the “White House 13?” The thirteen GetEQUAL protestors — many of them military veterans — who on November 15, 2010, chained themselves to the White House fence? Today, all thirteen had their day in federal court. Here’s what happened — but let’s take a moment to remember that today marks the 139th day since President Obama signed into law the bill  Read More »

DADT Activists Appear in Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2011 CONTACT: Michael Talon 202.631.9830 or michael@lunamediagroup.com “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Activists Appear in Court Defend Right to Protest Unequal Treatment of the LGBT Community Activists Make Joint and Personal Pleas Regarding Charges of Chaining Themselves to White House Fence In November WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 10th, 2011, 13  Read More »