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News Archives for September 2010

NY Times Blog: Knights Out Members Altenburg, Hopkins and others speak about DADT

Bridget Altenburg ‘91 and Jonathan Hopkins ‘01 join five other service members (including an active-duty West Point grad) talking about DADT and how it impacted their decisions to stay in or get out of the military. OutServe is also mentioned.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/gay-service-members-discuss-dont-ask-dont-tell/

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Posted September 20 2010

Five Myths about DADT

Aaron Belkin of the Palm Center, the most knowledgeable scholar on DADT and a good friend of Knights Out, skillfully rebuts five key myths about DADT in this excellent editorial. Check it out - and share it!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/17/AR2010091702444.html

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Posted September 20 2010

Right-wing “Values” Voters focused on keeping DADT

This weekend’s “Values Voter Summit” focused on the DADT issue. This article highlights the importance of CALLING YOUR SENATORS this week - we may well lose the Senate vote. You can reach your Senators through the Capitol switchboard at 202.224.3121.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100917/pl_yblog_upshot/dont-ask-dont-tell-dominates-values-voter-summit

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Posted September 20 2010

Tomorrow’s DADT Senate vote: it’s about discrimination, nothing more

Chris Neff from the Palm Center makes it clear: it has been proven over and over that there is no legitimate reason to keep DADT. It’s all about discrimination.
Please read this, and pass it on!
http://huff.to/dAn7RN

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Posted September 20 2010

Confessions of a Gay Soldier

How ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ erodes the most valuable lessons military service can teach.
-in The New Republic

Read it here: http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/77682/confessions-gay-soldier?page=0,0&utm_source=ESP%20Integrated%20List&utm_campaign=c93835fc5b-TNR_Daily_091610&utm_medium=email

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Posted September 17 2010

Tom Carpenter, USNA ‘70, “Out” at his 40th Reunion

Our good friend Tom Carpenter, longtime Board member and “mover-and-shaker” at SLDN, wrote this post about attending his 40th reunion at USNA with his partner, Art. The times, they are a-changin’! 

http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/09/tom-carpenter-a-dont-ask-dont-tell-sea-change-at-annapolis-on-the-chesapeake-bay/

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Posted September 15 2010

Palm Center Press Release: Here is what DADT-Repeal implementation should look like

Our friend Aaron Belkin and the Palm Center have outlined criteria for the Working Group’s report.


http://www.palmcenter.org/press/dadt/releases/dadt_experts_score_pentagon_%E2%80%98equal_and_open%E2%80%99_service_gay_troops

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Posted September 15 2010

Katherine Miller makes you smile

Amazing video of Katie Miller on Rachel Maddow: http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/14/5107281-katherine-miller-makes-you-smile

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Posted September 14 2010

Lady Gaga at VMAs calls for repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/09/lady_gaga_at_vmas_calls_for_do.html

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Posted September 13 2010

Katie Miller and other Soldiers with Lady Gaga last night at the VMA’s

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Posted September 13 2010

Lady Gaga and Soldiers affected by DADT

http://www.ladygaga.com/sldn/

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Posted September 13 2010

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Be All You Can Be

A nice piece by Jonathan Hopkins in the New York Times: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/dont-ask-dont-tell-dont-be-all-you-can-be/

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Posted September 13 2010

Palm Center statement on the DADT Court Ruling

http://www.palmcenter.org/press/dadt/releases/statement_log_cabin_republicans_v_united_states_america

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Posted September 10 2010

Federal judge declares DADT unconstitutional

Although appeals will likely last years, this was a great symbolic victory for opponents of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
http://www.dallasvoice.com/breaking-judge-rules-dadt-unconstitutional-1043356.html

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Posted September 10 2010

AIR FORCE ACADEMY ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES CANCELS VETERANS DAY DINNER

Dinner to honor LGBT Airmen Allowed, then Rejected by Academy Graduate
Organization

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Posted September 09 2010

OutServe Chapters

OutServe is making some great strides in establishing an organization that will be leading from the front in the coming years.
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/08/is_outserve_creating_a_grassroots_organizing_model.php

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Posted September 01 2010