“…two women sailors became the first to share the coveted “first kiss” on the dock after one of them returned from 80 days at sea.”
For First Time, Navy Chooses Two Women To Share Traditional “First Kiss” - Liberaland
The end of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” summed up in a single video
The first day of a new military reality: It’s easy, especially when major civil rights policy comes down to a big, dramatic vote, to check the “accomplished” box and move along. In the case of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, this would have been considerably premature, as it wasn’t until midnight this morning that the ban was finally lifted. Congratulations to all the people who’ve had the weight of a big injustice pulled off their shoulders by this. The above video was recorded hours after the ban was lifted, and is a pretty emotional scene to watch unfold; a soldier, finally able to state his sexuality without discrimination from the military, calls his father to come out to his family. Be warned, it might make you a bit misty-eyed. source
(via newsweek)
Ex-Sailor Fights “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” on YouTube
On August 3rd, Jarod McIntosh posted this video on YouTube titled, “My DADT story”, which has now gotten almost 60,000 views on the site.
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Ganked this info via The Rachel Maddow Show. Check out the segment here.
“It’s November, she’s about to graduate, and now, suddenly, she realizes she’s a lesbian. Fine by me, be a lesbian, but the army has a ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. What part of ‘don’t tell’ didn’t she understand? Ok, she objects to it, so she decides she must tell in order to be true to herself and hold up her own integrity. Fine by me again, but don’t keep the money!”
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly agree that a soldier kicked out of the military for coming out as a lesbian should have to pay back $80,000 the military provided for her education.
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“I asked her if she was naturally a bigot or if that’s just the way she legislates,” - Kathy Griffin on (R) Wackjob Congresswoman Michelle Bachman.
Sparks flew when Rep. Michele Bachmann and Kathy Griffin ran into each other at Wednesday’s Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner, as the comedienne called the darling of the Tea Party Right a bigot to her face.
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“I think if we allow our soldiers to be open, and serve in the military, it would clear up a lot of stuff. First of all the USO show would get much better…Plus, It’s not gonna make the military softer or anything. We’re soldiers. We’re talking– Yeah they’re gay, but you know, we’re not talking RuPaul or Elton John gay. We’re talking like, Brokeback Mountain gay!” - Wanda Sykes on Real Time with Bill Maher.
A new CBS News/ New York Times poll finds that the wording of the question is key when it comes to determining whether Americans support allowing gays to serve in the military.
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Colbert - Hermaphrodites Can’t Be Gay
Support Our Troops. Repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’.
BREAKING: Colin Powell now favors repeal of Dont Ask Dont Tell
“the day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, Senator, we ought to change the policy, then I think we ought to consider seriously changing it because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to.” - John McCain 2006 on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Cranky McCain Chastises Mullen And Gates For Expressing Opinion On DADT Before Consulting Him
(via thinkprogress1)
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Mullen: Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.
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“The momentum is clearly on our side. It’s time for Congress to have the guts to stop turning its back on talented and professional soldiers just because they’re gay,”
