President Obama on Don't Ask Don't Tell
In case you didn't hear, last night's State of the Union address contained a brief but important sentence, in which President Obama promised to seek a repeal of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy this calendar year. As this CNN story notes, a number of LGBT rights supporters are praising this long-awaited announcement, and this post from our friends at the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network does a good job of articulating the hopes we have for the policy to be repealed, and for the work that will be required of us to help make the promise a reality.
03/08/10: A senate bill to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell
This month's politics promise to be as unpredictable as the March weather. A poignant and historical example is Senator Joseph
03/08/10: Same-sex marriage law becomes a reality in Washington D.C.
A major event in the long fight for LGBT equality occurred last week when the District of Columbia officially joined five
03/10/10: Rep. state senator Roy Ashburn -- Finally out of the closet
Bloggers made jokes last week when Republican state senator Ashburn was arrested and accused of driving under the influence
03/03/10: Freedom to marry in religious institutions
Sometimes it's interesting to step back and look at how other countries strategize for LGBT equality. In England, religious
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