Darren Manzella
Writer “Steve W.” takes a closer look at the significance of Darren Manzella’s army career in a post on the blog Care2:Make a Difference.
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Last night, I attended a Los Angeles-area fundraiser for the Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a group “dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT).
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Last night, as part of the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, the annual event was held to honour United States' injured service members.
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Protesters hold up signs in New Brunswick, NJ to counter the Westboro Baptist Church photo: Joe McLaughlin, Gannett New Jersey
Six members of Westboro Baptist Church who showed up in New Brunswick, NJ to display their notorious bigotry were greeted at one stop by about 1000 counter-protesters there, Asbury Park Press reports.
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MILITARY: Congressional reps split on 'don't ask, don't tell'North County TimesMore than 13500 gay and lesbian service members have been forced out of the military since 1994, including at least 18 Marines from Camp Pendleton and four .
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There are plenty of U.S. Senators that oppose "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the discriminatory military policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the Armed Services, and fires those soldiers that do come out of the closet.
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And DADT story from a non-officer.
But first, Cal Thomas an idiot.
I was reading his column on DADT when I came across this paragraph:
But we are beginning in the wrong place.
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A lot of gay Americans are upset with President Obama for delaying action to end the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy that forces more than 600 service members a year out of the U.
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Obama deserves more time on Don't Ask, Don't TellAtlanta Journal ConstitutionA lot of gay Americans are upset with President Obama for delaying action to end the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that forces more than 600 service members .
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On Saturday, President Obama is scheduled to give the keynote address to the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner in Washington, D.
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Researchers at the University of California have obtained Pentagon statistics which show that women were discharged at a rate up to three times more then males under the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell policy”.
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This press release came in today:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 24, 2009
CONTACT: Vaishalee Raja, Equality California PHONE: 916-284-9187 EMAIL: vaishalee@eqca.
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Army investigators have found no evidence to support allegations that U.S. service members were involved in committing atrocities against gays in Iraq, according to a military spokesperson.
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Here is an essay, posted in its entirey, written by Paul DeMiglio, the Senior Communications Manager for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, pointing out that the momentum is building to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and encouraging everyone to make the final push toward repeal.
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The Palm center says that the president has shown no aversion to "ignoring the law" when issuing signing statement after signing statement, a la George Bush, yet continues to use this "I can't ignore the law" argument to justify why he won't simply issue a quite-legal stop loss order today ceasing the discharges of gay and lesbian service members.
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Here's a quick update on Equality Florida's conversations with Congresswoman Ros Lehtinen Today, she issued a statement reaffirming her strong opposition to Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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Editor's Note: Guest blogger Paul DeMiglio is the Senior Communications Manager for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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The credibility of the homo-obsessed, perpetually frustrated Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness is shot.
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The cast and crew of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra attended a special screening of the movie for U.S. service members and their families at the Walter Reed Medical Center.
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