Category Archives: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Gay Questions For YouTube Debate

The Washington Post reports today on questions for the CNN/YouTube debate, including one by S.C.-native Alexander Nicholson, who was booted from the military under “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
“As president, how would you all go about getting this law changed to ensure that the military can recruit and keep Americans with critically needed education and skills […]

Big Gay GOP Polls

We noted yesterday that most American’s don’t think that gay people can change. Now there’s word from the Log Cabin Republicans that regular folks in the GOP support basic rights for gays and lesbians.
Among the findings:
• An overwhelming 77 percent of Republicans believe an employer should not have the right to fire an employee based […]

Gay Bomb, For Real

I must have ignored this story a good seven times in the last two days. I was sure it was fake. Not so. The military, in fact, hoped to develop a bomb that would make foes so horny for gay lovin’, they’d forget about fighting.
As part of a military effort to develop non-lethal weapons, the […]

SC Native Takes On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

After his own tour in 2006 to call for an end to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, South Carolina resident Alexander Nicholson is heading on the road with national gay advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. The tour starts in Iowa next week and then heads to Orlando, Seattle, Phoenix, Palm Springs, and New Hampshire.
The Legacy of […]

Hillary on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Gay issues got a little attention at Sunday’s Democratic debate. Hillary was asked whether “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was a mistake.
It was a transition policy, and it was an effort to try to deal with the reality that probably since the very beginning of our nation we’ve had gays serving in our military with distinction […]

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