don’t ask don’t tell

Roughly 13,000 service members were discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

“It was the right thing to do,” the President said.

10 years of GO Magazine, from MySpace to marriage equality

One year after “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal, no negative impact on military

A kiss is still a kiss—but what a kiss it was! When a female naval officer smooched her fiancee during a military homecoming ritual, it indelibly marked the true and final end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The victories of the past year seemed to come fast and furious: New York finally legalizing same-sex marriage along with Maryland and Washington State; Chaz Bono busting a move as Dancing with the Stars’ first transgender contestant; the snowballing Occupy Wall Street movement demanding justice for the hardworking 99 percent. Even great tragedy, and the still-raw memories of America’s worst terrorist attack, failed to slow the rekindling of our optimism. (And if you want more proof, see GO’s landmark Tenth Anniversary issue this September!)

September 19, 2011 marked the end of DADT

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to be no more

Major Margaret Witt announced that she has reached a settlement with the military and will retire with full benefits rather than return to duty as planned

A lesbian cadet who resigned from West Point last year has been rejected for readmission to the academy even as the military moves toward repealing DADT

What’s Next for LGBT Servicemembers

The LGBT advocacy group urged a federal appeals court to continue reviewing its case against DADT despite the law’s congressional repeal

Sarah Palin retweeted the Twitter message of a conservative pundit that suggested support for DADT repeal

President Obama on Wednesday signed into law a standalone repeal bill that will allow gay and lesbian soldiers to serve openly

Passage by both the House and Senate now brings repeal to President for Signature!

The Real Debate Over DADT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would call for a vote on a standalone DADT repeal bill as early as Saturday

On Dec. 15, the House of Representatives voted 250 to 175 in favor of a standalone bill to repeal the military’s 17-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

Sponsors of a standalone bill to repeal DADT say they will bring the legislation to a vote in the House this week

Senate Fails to Pass Repeal Bill Despite Pentagon Report

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats may bring DADT’s repeal to a vote if four other bills scheduled for Wednesday fail

Authors of the long-awaited report on the effects of DADT’s repeal “convinced” the military can abolish the anti-gay law

In a YouTube video, the pop megastar highlights the urgency of contacting senators to push for legislative repeal in the lame-duck session

With Pentagon survey set for release on Tuesday, LGBT equality advocates race to gain support for ban’s repeal in lame-duck session

Maj. Margaret Witt, who was discharged from the Air Force under DADT, has been reinstated

No soldiers have been discharged under DADT since the Defense Dept. adopted new rules concerning the policy

Fox News has declined to air an ad by The Center advocating for DADT’s repeal

Senate Majority Leader Harry Read announced he will call DADT repeal legislation for a vote in the lame-duck session

Justices uphold federal appeals court’s ruling that military may enforce DADT pending outcome of DOJ’s appeal

Two Pentagon sources reported to The Washington Post that a survey found most soldiers feel DADT could be repealed

Three key senators released a statement calling on the Senate to pass a defense bill with a DADT repeal provision attached

Top White House officials affirmed the administration’s support of DADT’s repeal, but a lame duck Senate vote seems a long shot

Dreya Weber on Repealing DADT

Will the real Barack Obama please stand up?

A panel of federal judges issued an indefinite stay on Judge Virginia Phillips’ order halting the ban worldwide

Officials familiar with an internal Pentagon study say a majority of service members and their families don’t oppose DADT’s repeal

Meeting reportedly based on strategy to repeal military ban during lame duck session