Openly Gay Service Member Brian Carroll Runs For Office In Colorado

While DADT was still in place it would have been almost impossible for a gay soldier to run for office because of all the personal history that tends to be dug up by opponents on the campaign trail. But not anymore! Details about the first post-DADT, openly gay, active duty candidate for public office after the jump.

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Dan Choi Is Re-Enlisting In The Army

It's been two years since Former Instinct Leading Man Dan Choi was kicked out of the military for being openly gay, and now that DADT is officially repealed he is proving that he's willing to again walk the walk. Details and his reasoning for re-enlisting after the jump.

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Shirtless British Soldiers Lip-Dub Glee!

Well, judging by their perfected skin to uniform ratio, they certainly know who would be watching the video... Follow the jump to watch Brit soldiers lip-dub Glee while working out shirtless. (Yes, you read that right!)

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U.S. Soldiers Lip Dub Britney's "Drop Dead Beautiful"

First it was a group of hunky boys from Beantown tackling Britney's "Drop Dead Beautiful"; now it's a group of hunky American soldiers. The latest in a lengthy line of U.S. military  men lip-dubbing gay divas to blip on the blogosphere radar has got me thinking: is this a viral video marketing campaign launched by the Pentagon to lure in gay recruits ahead of official DADT repeal? Follow the jump to watch the video!

Gaga Tweets 11 Million For Marriage Equality Fight In NY

While people are still ranting about her creativity and abilities, where she is bar none is her ability to galvanize millions of youngins to become social activists. Heck yea, Little Monsters for marriage equality. After the jump check out her tweets and instructions for her followers to ensure same-sex marriage is legalized in New York.

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Army Launches DADT-Repeal Dedicated Website

To help the transition from its archaic days of discrimination into a true united force of equals, the U.S. Army has launched a new website devoted to information about the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Some highlights from it's FAQ section, after the jump. 

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Army Colonels Lightly Reprimanded After Mocking Gays, DADT Repeal

Soldiers based in South Korea were treated to an informal dinner and lip-syncing event featuring three Army colonels mocking gay men and repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, 8th Army officials have confirmed. 

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Marines Get Trained To Handle The Gays (Video)

DADT-repeal implementation training officially started yesterday with the government teaching the Marines how to work alongside gay people. Follow the jump for a video report. 

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Gay Or Straight, The Death Of A Soldier Is A Hero Lost

We may all remember that the first U.S. soldier injured in the Iraq war was a gay Marine, Eric Alva. Despite the anti-gay military policy, it seems one gay soldier recently gave his life for another in Afghanistan. After the jump is a heartbreaking video from U.S. Army Corporal Andrew Wilfahrt’s parents.

 

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Is the Salvation Army's Anti-Gay Stance Driving Down Donations?

The Salvation Army's decision to pick and choose which parts of the Bible it injects into its policies (guess which passage from Leviticus it has chosen?) have turned off possible donors this year in Chicago, according to LGBT activists.

While the Salvation Army attributes it's 13% drop in holiday donations to the recession and bad weather in the region, Andy Thayer, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network, believes the group's antiquated homophobia is to blame. "You can say you are the nicest Christian organization in the world, but if you are sending a message that some people are more equal than others--that is not acceptable," he says.

Thanks to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle highlighting Salvation Army's anti-gay policies...

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Parents Plea for DADT Repeal

Victor Fehrenbach bought this to our attention, and though at times hard to read, we think it is yet another brilliant example of why “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” needs to be repealed at the upcoming Senate vote.

Pat and Wally Kutteles are the parents of Pfc. Barry Winchell, who was murdered 11 years ago at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The couple has tirelessly advocated to end DADT since their son’s horrific death, and today were featured in an Op-Ed at CNN.com.

“Barry's death was—and remains—a heart-wrenching tragedy for us. In the days and months afterward, we were comforted by the hundreds of letters and e-mails we received. Many of the authors were gay service members. We realized that our son was not alone in the torture...

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Lesbians Disproportionately Discharged Under DADT

More numbers for us to crunch (which isn’t the easiest task on a groggy Monday morning) as stats digested by the Palm Center at USC show that lesbians have been disproportionately discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

According to stats the Palm Center received from the Pentagon:

Army: Lesbians accounted for 48 percent of 195 discharges under the don't-ask, don't-tell policy, even though women make up only 14 percent of the force. That's up from 2008, when women represented 36 percent of Army discharges under the policy.

Air Force: More than half, 51 percent, of those discharged were women, who make up 20 percent of the service.

Marines: Nearly one in four, or 23 percent, of discharges under the policy were women, who make up ...

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