Tag Archives: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT)

Sara’s News Roundup 3/20/12: Apple-y Ever After

I scream, you scream, we all scream for (Ben & Jerry’s) ice cream (for marriage equality in the UK), the same-sex marriage debate in the black community, and other recent LGBTQ news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska. Continue reading

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Ask Lambda Legal: Options after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Lambda Legal answers the question: Now that DADT has been repealed, can former servicemembers who were discharged under that policy re-enlist? Continue reading

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Dan Choi, soldier & activist (LGBT History Month)

Lt. Dan Choi is a West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran and Arabic linguist. He was the nation’s leading activist for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). Bent Alaska presents his story as part of our celebration of … Continue reading

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Bent News,10/4/11: Booing a gay soldier — presidential politics, post-DADT

Post-DADT presidential politics, as illustrated by continuing reaction to the booing of an active-duty gay soldier at a Sep. 22 GOP candidates debate; and more in this edition of Bent News. (Based on @bentalaska tweets and Facebook shares from October … Continue reading

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The Daily Show covers the repeal of DADT

“A Few Gay Men”: Jon Stewart and Jason Jones of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show report on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Continue reading

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Alaskans celebrate the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Alaskan soldiers & Senator Begich reflect on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, which ended on Tuesday, and the LGBT community celebrates at two local events. Continue reading

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UAA celebrates DADT repeal on September 20

It’s not a post-DADT world yet, but it will be after September 20 — and University of Alaska Anchorage will be celebrating!  Wear camo and join the UAA students and veterans as we celebrate the end of this discriminatory legislation. … Continue reading

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Freedom to Serve: New guide for LGBT servicemembers in a post-DADT world

It’s not a post-DADT world yet, but it will be after September 20 — and now Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has prepared a comprehensive new legal guide to laws and policies related to U.S. military service as an LGBT … Continue reading

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DADT repeal certified, & Sen. Begich’s remarks on DADT at Anchorage Pride

by Mel Green Seven months after DADT repeal was signed into law, it’s finally being certified! This seems like a good time to post our video of Sen. Begich’s remarks at Anchorage Pride, and to again thank him and Sen. … Continue reading

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Bent News, 6/2/11: a new White House LGBT site as we learn of a new DADT discharge

KTVA talks with ICOAA, Anchorage’s “rural” Pride events, a White House website on LGBT issues, a DADT discharge, antigay pastor Lou Engle visits Wasilla, and more in this edition of Bent News. Continue reading

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