Tag: President Barack Obama
Human Rights Campaign Statement on President Signing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal into Law
Today President Obama signed legislation that will result in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). Following the signing ceremony, HRC President Joe Solmonese made the following statement.
Obama plans to sign repeal of gay ban Wednesday
The White House says President Barack Obama will sign the repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members on Wednesday morning at a Department of Interior auditorium.
Gay US soldiers must still hold fire on sexuality
US lawmakers have voted to allow gays to serve openly in the military for the first time, but troops must wait months before they can reveal their sexual orientation without facing dismissal.
Historic – Senate repeals Don’t ask, Don’t tell
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. Six Republicans initially crossed the aisle to vote against the policy: Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio).
Fate of Lesbian & Gay Service Members in President’s Hands
Last week the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, called on President Obama to end the legal defence of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and to halt discharges of lesbian, gay and bisexual service members in the wake of news that the Senate will not finish the job on legislative repeal.