David Badash

DADT Repeal Compromise Moves Forward In Senate

DADT Repeal Compromise Moves Forward In Senate. Senate armed services committee voted minutes ago for the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ policy repeal compromise amendment to be...

Gallup: Gay Relationships Top Issue Dividing Republicans, Democrats

According to a new Gallup survey, same-sex relationships are the number one issue dividing Republicans and Democrats/Independents. Only 35% of Republicans, compared to 61% of Democrats...

Salvation Or Sham? “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Compromise

The compromise that created “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 1993 has led, seventeen years later, to a compromise promising its repeal. But the LGBT community right...

Tweet Of The Day: Lt. Dan Choi: “Do not celebrate compromises”

Poll: 78% Of The American People Want “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repealed Now

How many other issues are The American People this united on? CNN just today released a poll finding 78% of Americans, or “nearly 8 in 10...

A Quick, Personal Update.

A Quick, Personal Update. And, we’re back! Yes, I took last week off, posting just a few pieces, mostly the letters from SLDN’s servicemembers about “Don’t...

Pentagon Reacts To Heavy Fire Over DADT Survey

Editor’s note: This guest post by Scott Wooledge was originally published at Daily Kos Saturday and is published here with his permission. Scott writes at the...

Is Obama Pro-Business? Do You Really Want A(nother) Pro-Business President Anyway?

Conservatives LOVE to play stupid word games. “Pro-life vs. Pro-choice,” for example. Now the buzz is all about how Obama is “anti-business.” Well, he’s not, but...

Dear Mr. President, My Captain wrote that my “sexual orientation has not disrupted good order and discipline onboard USS SHILOH.”

“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama” is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership...

Inhofe: Gays Are “A Third Group,” Soldiers Are Unpatriotic

I know. Seriously. At some point you have to wonder why some GOP Senators are allowed to open their mouths unscripted. Like Oklahoma’s Senator Jim Inhofe....

We were sent worlds away to defend your freedoms. Mr. President, won’t you fight for mine?

“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama” is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership...

Dear Mr. President, I received a piece of paper saying I was no longer fit for military duty due to “homosexual conduct.”

Editor’s note: The author of today’s letter, David Hall, participated in a live blog chat today with Scott Wooledge (aka Clarknt67) at Daily Kos. You can...

Video: Obama’s Remarks As He Signs “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Bill Into Law!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mERCrjXvfi8%3Ffs%3D1%26hl%3Den_US (H/T to Joe.My.God) Subscribe to The New Civil Rights Movement <!– google_ad_client = “pub-6759057198693805”; /* 468×60, created 10/21/10 */ google_ad_slot = “8507588931”; google_ad_width = 468;...

Tweet Of The Day: Andrew Cuomo: “We will achieve marriage equality in the state of New York.”

New York Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, promises New York’s residents gay marriage.

Bill O’Reilly ♡s Elena Kagan

Why else would he run so many spots about her being a lesbian? Sally Quinn and Dennis Miller play along. In the first spot, O’Reilly says...