Gay rights victories, like today's repeal of %u201Cdon't ask, don't tell,%u201D are inevitably linked to Stonewall, the 1969 riots that launched the modern-day LGBT ...
After the Senate broke a GOP filibuster on Don't Ask, Don't Tell earlier today, Sen. Joe Manchin released a statement saying he had concerns about the ...
Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who helped shepherd through today's Senate repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, told reporters after the final vote this afternoon that ...
With both of Alaska's senators voting for it, the Senate repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars openly gay people from military service. ...
WASHINGTON -- ASHINGTON -- The Senate voted 65-31 on Saturday to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, defeating a 17-year policy of banning gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the military.
The Senate took a big step toward ending the military's ban on openly gay servicemembers today. By a vote of 63 to 33, the Senate voted to end debate on a bill repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, opening the door for ...
To all the supporters of equality and Don't Ask, Don't Tell's death, I am so grateful. As the legislation signals a new chapter in our journey, we can be sure that our work has only begun. I call on all soldiers to gain the courage to ...
Endgame: DADT cloture vote passes, 63-33; Update: Obama cheers; Update: Final bill passes, 65-31.
As of Thursday, it was unlikely that either the DREAM Act or DADT was going to come up for a vote in the Senate in this session. Talking Points Memo was reporting that the White House was “stalling the DADT vote” by insisting that the ...
Here are the six Republican senators who voted to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Scott Brown (R-MA). Susan Collins (R-ME). Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Mark Kirk (R-IL). George Voinovich (R-OH) ...
My only concern, as I mentioned above, is that the only folks who wanted DADT repealed were more than just “loud and proud;” I'm worried that their habits may get in the way of professionalism. To what extent may they serve openly? ...
The Senate just voted 63-33 to break the filibuster on the DADT repeal bill. Late Update: Just so we're clear. This is not the passage of the actual DADT repeal bill. This is the vote that allows a straight majority...
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Moments ago, by a 65-31 vote, the Senate acted to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, the policy banning gays from openly serving in the military. The same six GOP senators who broke with their party during the cloture vote earlier today also ...