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On March 11, longtime LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS activist David Mixner—known for working on Bill Clinton's presidential campaign but then splitting from him over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT)—died at age 77, The Advocate reported.
12 Mar 2024 13:17 GMT
… on gay issues; however, Mixner spoke out against the military policy … come out but the military supposedly could not seek … Obama signed legislation ending DADT and permitting these members … loved ones."
Openly gay Congressman Ritchie Torres said of …
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A Baltimore bridge collapse timeline; Disney and DeSantis settle legal battle
28 Mar 2024 13:05 GMT
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Democrat-Turned-Independent Joe Lieberman, Former Senator and VP Nominee, Dies at 82
28 Mar 2024 02:22 GMT
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, …
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Gay former presidential adviser David Mixner dies
12 Mar 2024 17:47 GMT
… to allow gays to serve openly in the military. DADT was presented … individuals were discharged for violating DADT.
Mr. Mixner lived for … worked with the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk … that would have banned gays from teaching in public …
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Lawmakers want oversight of Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" discharge review
26 Jan 2024 15:34 GMT
A group of Democratic lawmakers wants to know more about steps the Pentagon is taking to restore military honor and benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans who were dismissed because of their sexual orientation, asking for oversight of the process in a new letter to …
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A brief overview of historical gay rights milestones
14 Feb 2024 14:51 GMT
… time before the legalization of gay marriage legislation entailed. While … before the legalization of gay marriage?
According to some … ’t Tell” (DADT) policy. The DADT policy forced military officials to hide … by an expansion of gay rights protections, it is …
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DOD to upgrade discharge statuses of those hurt by Don't Ask Don't Tell
23 Sep 2023 16:40 GMT
The Department of Defense announced this week it will start proactively upgrading the discharge statuses of some veterans kicked out of the military for their sexual orientation and denied benefits for serving — a good step that does not go far enough some …
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Pentagon to review cases of LGBTQ+ veterans denied honorable discharges under "don't ask, don't tell"
20 Sep 2023 17:29 GMT
Thousands of LGBTQ+ veterans who were kicked out of the military because of their sexuality could see their honor restored under a new initiative the Defense Department announced Wednesday, on the 12th anniversary of the repeal of "don't ask, don…
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Gay congressmen tell Pentagon to restore honor of soldiers dismissed under “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”
30 Jan 2024 13:26 GMT
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The U.S. military policy of dishonorably discharging … accomplishment of the military mission.”
DADT was instituted in … out servicemembers undermined military readiness.
Concurrently, gay activists and … tens of thousands of gay military members had already …
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Keller: Supreme Court affirmative action ruling is the new "Don't ask, don't tell"
29 Jun 2023 16:51 GMT
By Jon Keller
Updated on: June 29, 2023 / 12:12 PM
/ CBS Boston
CBS News Boston
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BOSTON - Leave it to this retrograde Supreme Court to resurrect a moldy oldie from the 1990s - the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forced gay …