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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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VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable Discharges to Receive Health Care and Benefits
25 Apr 2024 22:45 GMT
Some veterans who received other than honorable discharges for offenses that include misconduct, questionable behavior or homosexuality will be able to apply for health care and benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA officials announced …
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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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Pittsburgh’s Dawn Hartman is bringing a new lens to her LGBTQ-centered Intimacy Project
25 Apr 2024 10:45 GMT
Dawn Hartman is a full-time Pittsburgh-based photographer and artist known for capturing images from beautiful newborns to romantic, moody boudoirs. Though she’s been taking pics since she was gifted a camera at 14, the series that launched her …
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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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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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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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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
Live
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 …
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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 …