Reuters – Obama administration lawyers asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to vacate a judgment declaring “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” unconstitutional now that the ban on openly gay men and women in the military is about to be repealed. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Seven months after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Pentagon is set to announce that it will officially end the ban on gays openly serving in the military, a US official told AFP. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to reconsider its order last week demanding an immediate halt to the enforcement of the ban on openly gay troops in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Gay rights advocates on Monday filed a challenge to a request by the Obama administration to keep the repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in place while the Pentagon prepares for an end to the ban on allowing gays to serve openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »