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Virginia Attorney Blocked from Court Appointment for Being Gay

Virginia Attorney Blocked from Court Appointment for Being Gay

Delegate Bob Marshall led the antigay charge against Richmond’s Tracy Thorne-Begland.

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House Votes to Defund DADT Training They’ve Never Seen

House Votes to Defund DADT Training They’ve Never Seen

The U.S. House voted 236-184 this morning in favor of an amendment sponsored by Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) to the Defense...

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HRC Statement on DADT Injunction

HRC Statement on DADT Injunction

Today a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit re-instituted an injunction barring the...

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Senate Committee Keeps Anti-LGBT Amendments Off Defense Bill

Senate Committee Keeps Anti-LGBT Amendments Off Defense Bill

Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...

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Senate Armed Services Committee:  Don’t Accept Amendments that Delay or Distract from DADT Repeal

Senate Armed Services Committee:  Don’t Accept Amendments that Delay or Distract from DADT Repeal

In an effort to delay repeal of DADT, House Republicans added a series of anti-LGBT amendments to the National Defense...

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House Approves Defense Bill with Hostile Amendments

House Approves Defense Bill with Hostile Amendments

Today, the House passed the annual defense authorization bill, which included three anti-lesbian and gay amendments...

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Settlement Reached in DADT Discharge Case

Settlement Reached in DADT Discharge Case

Today, after years of battling the Department of Defense about the unconstitutionality of her discharge under “Don’t Ask,...

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Subcommittee Hearing Sets Groundwork for Republican Attack on DADT Repeal

Subcommittee Hearing Sets Groundwork for Republican Attack on DADT Repeal

Today, the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Service Committee met to review the portion of the National...

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House Wastes Time to Criticize DADT Repeal

House Wastes Time to Criticize DADT Repeal

Today, the House Armed Services Committee heard testimony from all four branches of our Armed Forces on their experiences...

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HRC Joins Amicus Brief in DADT Challenge

HRC Joins Amicus Brief in DADT Challenge

Today, the Human Rights Campaign joined Lambda Legal, Knights Out, Outserve, and the Anti-Defamation League on an Amicus...

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Military Chaplains Discuss DADT Repeal

Military Chaplains Discuss DADT Repeal

“It’s about time,” Chaplain Paul Dodd, U.S. Army (Ret), said when asked about DADT repeal. Chaplain Dodd, a member of the...

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