Tag Archives: DADT

Remembering Leonard Matlovich

When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.

Western PA Rep Votes Against DADT Repeal

Note: This is one of many Western PA reps that voted against the DADT repeal. I will be updating this post to list all of them. This is from Get Equal PA, a group calling for non-violent civil disobedience direct

DADT Before ENDA= WAIT WAIT and NOTHING Changes

The repeal does not allow openly gay and lesbians to serve their country. The repeal simply returns the law to what it was before DADT.

Constituents Changed Ron Paul’s Vote on DADT

Elected officials don't really respond well to being called names or told that something is the right way or the wrong way. But, when you tell your own story- when you talk about how something will impact you or your

Will Repeal of DADT Help LGBT Servicemembers?

Most Americans are ready for DADT to be repealed, but most also assume that a repeal of DADT would mean that openly gay or lesbian troops will be allowed to serve. Guess what? The current compromise bill doesn't accomplish that

Blackmail in the Military is OK, but being Gay isn’t

The current "worry" about how straight men in the military will feel if they have to work with open homosexuals, is exactly the type of male-dominated heterosexism that also leads to the mistreatment of women.

Chaplains Fight DADT Repeal

So, if there is an out gay soldier, it doesn't affect how a chaplain does his or her job, in any way. That chaplain can keep believing whatever they believe, no one is stopping him or her.

What Next for DADT?

The story is pretty much all over the place- bloggers reading into Gibb’s statement that DADT repeal won’t happen this year, and that is pretty disturbing to be sure. I have a few other concerns  as well that I want

Did Gays Cause Srebrenica Massacre

There are no real plausible reasons to support the second class citizenship of LGBTs in the US anymore. It is time for the march for greater equality to continue to move forward.

Tom Goss: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Matt Alber and I were on tour in Febuary when the news about this was most heavy, we met with some discharged servicemembers, heard their stories and wrote a song about it. 100% of the donated proceeds from "Who