Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 09 May 2011
Tags: marriage equality, weddings, same-sex, gay, u.s. navy, chapels, chaplains, dadt, repeal
In jurisdictions where marriage equality is the law of the land, it seems Navy chapels will soon be an optional venue for same-sex couples to wed.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 04 May 2011
Tags: dadt, repeal, implementation, sldn, discharged, delay, letter, military, gay
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.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 29 April 2011
Tags: katherine, katie miller, rachel maddow, interview, dadt, west point, rejection, discrimination, repeal
On Wednesday, we were saddened to learn that one-time "exceptional" West Point student Katherine Miller was rejected for reapplication to the school because she's out as a lesbian. Last night, Miller discussed the debacle with Rachel Maddow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 06 April 2011
Tags: cindy jacbos, homophobes, bigots, dadt, repeal, crazy, japan, disaster, tsunami, earthquake
Wackjob Cindy Jacobs likes to blame the gays for everything. So what did we do to cause the Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster?
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 April 2011
Tags: dadt, repeal, pentagon, implementation, time line, don't ask don't tell
After a House oversight hearing on the repeal implementation of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the Pentagon revealed that the discriminatory law won't be fully extinct until the end of summer, at the earliest. Details, after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 April 2011
Tags: derek morado, don't ask don't tell, dadt, discharge trials, military, navy, equal rights, repeal, wtf
On Wednesday, we were shocked to hear that the Navy was pursuing a Don't Ask, Don't Tell discharge trial against Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Morado when repeal of the discriminatory law is nearly complete. But today we wake up to good news: the panel assigned to vote on Derek's fate did the right thing. Follow the jump for the full details.
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Tags: dadt, don't ask don't tell, discharges, repeal, derek morado, gay servicemembers, get equal, call to action
What the what?! DADT—and gay soldiers—are certainly on their way out, but even though the military has started implementing repeal of discrimination, demeaning discharge trials continue to bully gay servicemembers. GetEqual highlights one discharge case that starts tomorrow, after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 24 March 2011
Tags: dadt, don't ask dont tell, repeal, military, soldiers, discharge, sldn, servicemembers legal defense network, obama, pentagon
Even with the ongoing debate over “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2010 headlines, the Pentagon managed to senselessly kick out hundreds of American heroes last fiscal year. Find out how many lives were unnecessarily turned upside down after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Tags: washington, house, senate, doma, repeal, marriage equality, jarold nadler, nancy pelosi, kirsten gillibrand
Updated Wednesday, 3 p.m. (EST)
A coalition of 102 lawmakers introduced legislation that seeks to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act in the U.S. House and for the first time in the Senate on Wednesday. Follow the jump to read what Rep. Jerrold Nadler, author of the House version, said during today's press conference.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 14 March 2011
Tags: doma, repeal, legislation, house, marriage equality, same-sex
At an 11 a.m. press conference on Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Nadler, Conyers, Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis and David Cicilline will announce a bill that seeks to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. According to a press release, the coalition will introduce the legislation into the House following the conference. Follow the jump for more for more.
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