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News Archives for November 2009

Sexiest Men Living on Salon.com

Our Dan Choi graces the list at number 13: http://www.salon.com/entertainment/sexiest_man_living_2009/index.html?story=/ent/sexiest_man_living_2009/2009/11/17/dan_choi

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Posted November 23 2009

Anthony Woods in Out Magazine

http://out.com/out100/nominees_43.asp

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Posted November 23 2009

Anthony Woods Lost an Election — and Became Candidate of the Year

He’s an Iraq-war vet, a West Point and Harvard grad, one of the first openly gay black men to run for Congress. And, now, in debt and out of a job. But that’s just the beginning of his story.

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2009/anthony-woods-1209

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Posted November 23 2009

People of the Year: Part One

The Advocate wrote a nice piece on Dan Choi and described Knights Out as “a group of rogue U.S. Military Academy alumni.”

Read more here: http://www.advocate.com/Print_Issue/Cover_Stories/People_of_the_Year_Choi_Ball_Bono_Gillibrand_McGehee/

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Posted November 16 2009

Kiss and Tell

Read the full story at: http://mcv.e-p.net.au/features/kiss-and-dont-tell-6502.html

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Posted November 13 2009

End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Now

Editor’s Note: President Barack Obama just signed a hate crimes bill that would cover lesbians, gays and transgender people. Now, says NAM contributor Anthony Woods, the time has come to end the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which allows gays to serve in the military—as long as they are not out. Woods is native of California, a graduate of West Point and Harvard, and a veteran of two tours in Iraq.

Read the full story here: http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b3dd6957e7fe421be18862185999db5e

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Posted November 03 2009

RSVP now for the Army Navy Tailgate!!

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Posted November 02 2009

Personal Pride & Joy: Sandi & Deneil

Also on 10,000 couples: We’re celebrating Sandi and Deneil this November in part because of Veterans Day and in part because they’re such an inspiring couple. Many, many thanks to Sue Fulton, Communications Director with Knights Out for making the connections with Sandi, Deneil, Lt. Choi and Matthew.

http://10thousandcouples.com/issue/november-2009/article/personal-pride-joy-sandi-deneil

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Posted November 02 2009

Veterans Day and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Read the full story at 10,000 couples: http://10thousandcouples.com/issue/november-2009/article/love-is-worth-it-for-lgbt-veterans

Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans for their service and their sacrifices. In honor of our LGBT soldiers and vets, 10,000 Couples Publisher Delena Wilkerson spent time with US Army First Lieutenant Daniel Choi and his partner, Matthew Kinsey….

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Posted November 02 2009

The Honored Role Series (Part 2): Becky Kanis – Armed Service and Social Service

Read the story on “Porcelain on Steel; Women of West Point’s Long Gray Line”: http://www.porcelainonsteel.com/2009/10/the-honored-role-series-part-2-becky-kanis-%e2%80%93-armed-service-and-social-service/

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Posted November 02 2009

Allyson Robinson: Holding My Hand And Watching My Back

By Autumn Sandeen
I am trained in self-defense and was even a pretty good boxer at West Point. But I’ve realized that none of these things are what allowed me to walk alone through a dark parking lot or down an alley without fear. ... Let’s be realistic: this law will not prevent the next anti-trans or anti-gay hate crime from happening, nor the one after that. Hate will hurt and kill again, and again. Danyelle and I don’t feel any safer holding hands in public today than we did yesterday, ...

Read the full story here:
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/13850/allyson-robinson-holding-my-hand-and-watching-my-back

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Posted November 02 2009