5 and Thriving: Our Fifth Year In Review

Rosie came back into view, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” took center stage, Barack and Hillary stepped up to the presidential plate. NYC lost the Roxy and CBGBs, Britney lost her long locks, our community lost a dear activist, Barbara Gittings. And Ellen became the most visible, successful lesbian in the universe. A look back at the events that shaped GO’s world in the past year.

DO ASK, DO TELL
In a December 2006 poll of 545 U.S. troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, 73% said they are personally comfortable in the presence of gays and lesbians. This trumps the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy that assumes known homosexuality would be a disturbance to duty. A March 15 demonstration in New York (pictured), condemned homophobic remarks made by General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of Staff, and his support of the military’s policy on homosexuals.


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