Staff / TruthdigDec 8, 2011
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a bigger gaffe than his debate choke from a few weeks ago with the release of his new ad, "Strong," in which he frames President Obama's repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military as "wrong" for faith-based reasons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 21, 2011
A 21-year-old U.S. soldier stationed in Germany called his dad Tuesday morning to tell him that he is gay, and he filmed the entire exchange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 3, 2010
How is it that Sen. John McCain can look at the same Pentagon study about repealing "don't ask, don't tell" as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and uniformed military leaders did and reach such a strikingly different conclusion about how to proceed? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 13, 2010
Denying a request by the Log Cabin Republicans, U.S. Supreme Court justices Friday allowed the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy to remain in place while the issue cycles through the federal appeals court circuit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 22, 2010
Senate Republicans and a couple of conservative Democrats killed a measure that would have made it possible to end the ban on gays in the military. Because the bill probably won't be brought up again until after November, and the next Senate is expected to grow more conservative, it could be years before gays are allowed to serve openly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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