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US Court Orders End to Ban on Gay Service Members

JULIAN E. BARNES The Wall Street Journal 07/06/2011

Military indoctrinated on gays kissing, behavior

Rowan Scarborough The Washington Times 03/22/2011
US Court Orders End to Ban on Gay Service Members

A U.S. appeals court in California on Wednesday ordered the Obama administration to allow gays to serve openly in the military, heightening pressure on the Pentagon to quickly carry out its plans to end the 1993 don't-ask-don't-tell policy.

Military indoctrinated on gays kissing, behavior

Four branches of the military have begun sending training material to 2.2 million active and reserve troops as a prelude to opening the ranks to gays, with instructions on, for example, what to do if an officer sees two male Marines kissing in a shopping mall.

Pentagon: No timeline yet on ending gay ban

The Pentagon on Monday said it was unclear how soon the repeal of a ban on openly gay troops could be carried out after Congress scrapped the law in a ground-breaking vote.

VFW chief Richard Eubank says openly gay troops pose problem, despite end of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Gay-rights supporters were still celebrating the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Sunday, but the nation's largest veterans group warned that the Pentagon has its work cut out for it.

Army, Marine chiefs cast doubt on gay service

ANNE FLAHERTY My Way News 12/03/2010
US house votes again to lift restrictions on gays in military

For the second time this year the House voted to dismantle the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, giving the Senate a final shot in the waning days of this Congress at changing a law requiring thousands of uniformed gays to hide their sexual identity.

Army, Marine chiefs cast doubt on gay service

The top uniformed officers of the Army and the Marines say letting gays serve openly in the military at a time of war would be divisive and difficult, sharply challenging a new Pentagon study that calculates the risk as low.

Study: Most U.S. Troops Support Repeal Of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

President Barack Obama says he agrees with a Pentagon survey that shows overturning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" won't damage the military.

Gay activists chain themselves to White House gate

Gay rights activists briefly handcuffed themselves to the White House's north gate on Monday, urging President Barack Obama to repeal a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military.

Obama Lawyers Back Military Gay Ban at Supreme Court

Greg Stohr Bloomberg.com 11/10/2010
Obama Lawyers Back Military Gay Ban at Supreme Court

The Obama administration said the U.S. Supreme Court should let the military continue to bar openly gay people under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, arguing that a change in the law should come from Congress, not the courts.

US Marines' new chief opposes lifting ban on gays

The new commandant of the US Marine Corps spoke out in an interview published Sunday against lifting a ban on gays serving openly in the military at a time when US troops are in combat.


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