Trump Proclaims Himself The “Most Pro-Gay President”
Donald Trump on Thursday staked his claim to being the “most pro-gay President in American history”, even as the Democractic Party simultaneously styled itself as …
Posts tagged Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Reflections on authenticity
Harold Hillman was a closeted gay man that served on former US President Bill Clinton’s commission to determine whether to lift the ban on openly-gay citizens serving in his country’s defence forces. While the commission failed to repeal the ban at the time, he reflects on the profound impact it had on him.
DADT repeal story told
A new look at the journey to repeal of the US ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy has been released with the help of a …
Activist calls time out on marriage debate
Montreal-based radical queer Ryan Conrad is not pleased with the state of debate in the gay and lesbian community. His provocatively titled group Against Equality …
Female sailors share historic kiss
A US sailor has kissed her female partner in the traditional ‘homecoming kiss’ after returning from 80 days at sea. In a first since the …
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell near an end
US President Barack Obama has signed certification for repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and sent it to Congress, according to reports this morning. The …
Aussies helped end DADT
The first activist to campaign full time on the issue of allowing gays to serve openly in the US military says Australians played an influential …
DADT repeal on a timetable
On December 12 the US Congress passed a bill to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy that stops gays and lesbians serving openly …
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal blow
The US Senate has dealt a near fatal blow to attempts to repeal the country’s controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy for gays in the …
Don’t ask — and don’t tell WikiLeaks
As more information comes out of WikiLeaks, the world is focussed on the sites founder, Julian Assange. But the information being released allegedly came from …