First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 49th birthday on Thursday by debuting a bold and youthful new hairstyle. The hairstyle made its mark in a history books-worthy photo of the First Lady meeting with inauguration citizen co-chair Ssgt. David Hall, the Air Force pilot who was discharged under DADT. 

Vanity Fair called it compared it to Taylor Swift's trademark banged 'do, but what do you think, Insitncters? Heart it or hate it?

Huge news for LGBT veterans in California who were discharged from the military as a result of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT)!

Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1505, authored by Assemblymember Richard Pan and co-sponsored by Equality California and Sacramento Valley Veterans, which designed to remedy inequities faced by veterans discharged under DADT and its predecessor policies.

More after the jump.

With the helpful support of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Air Force Staff Sergeant Anthony Loverde, who was discharged from service under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2008, will be reinstated into ranks in May. 

Facing the threat of a possible rollback on DADT repeal in the military, discharged service-members (via SLDN) have penned a letter asking lawmakers to keep implementation on track.