Patriot Paradox

AFP – White House officials were to meet Tuesday to discuss lifting the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military amid a tangle of legal maneuvers, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – A gay rights group that successfully sued to overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy said Monday that national security would not be irreparably harmed by allowing gays to serve openly while the federal government appeals the case. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – Beyond the courtroom arguments about “disrupting the troops” and “unit cohesion” are the nitty gritty details behind the Pentagon’s fight to go slow on allowing openly gay troops. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Pentagon may temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay men and women in uniform while a lengthier stay in favor of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is considered. Read the rest of this entry »

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Reuters – The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military while it appeals a lower-court ruling that struck down the policy. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – A federal judge formally refused on Tuesday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military while it appeals her decision declaring its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy unconstitutional. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had told U.S. military recruiters to allow gays and lesbians to apply for service, as gay veterans tested a court order striking down the military’s ban on openly serving homosexuals. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – A federal judge in California struck down the US ban on gays openly serving in the military, saying the policy is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – A federal judge in California struck down the US ban on gays openly serving in the military, saying the policy is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights. Read the rest of this entry »