Category Archives: Don't Ask Don't Tell

La Cage aux Democrats – Obama and Gay Rights

By PFLAG Boulder County | May 24, 2009

Frank Rich, from the New York Times:
THE most potent word in our new president’s lexicon — change — has been heard much less since his inspiring campaign gave way to the hard realities of governing. But on Tuesday night, the irresistible Obama brand made an unexpected and pointed cameo appearance on America’s most popular television [...]

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In the Barracks, Out of the Closet

By PFLAG Boulder County | May 4, 2009

From the New York Times:
President Obama has said he will abolish the 16-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military only if they do not disclose their sexual orientation. Nationwide, polls show that a majority of Americans support lifting the ban on openly gay members of the [...]

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In Military, New Debate Over Policy Toward Gays

By PFLAG Boulder County | May 1, 2009

From the New York Times: 
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Here at the military academy that is nearly as old as the nation itself, two cadets recently engaged in a modern debate: whether they agreed with President Obama’s pledge to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly.
“From what I’ve [...]

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