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Obama: Commander in chief must support gay troops

By theGrio

5:27 PM on 10/02/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - A combative Obama on Saturday criticized Republican presidential candidates for staying silent when the crowd at a recent debate booed a gay soldier serving in Iraq...
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Finally asking, openly telling: The end of DADT

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

8:00 AM on 09/21/2011

OPINION - The taste of victory belongs to the soldiers, who for too long were asked to die, but denied the right to live and love out loud...
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Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in US military

By theGrio

11:41 AM on 09/20/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate and months of final preparations, the U.S. military passed a historic milestone Tuesday with the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in uniform...
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Will Obama's pro-gay policies alienate African-Americans?

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

8:13 AM on 07/25/2011

OPINION - Some blacks privately grumble over Obama's expected reversal on the gay marriage issue and his backing of the repeat of DADT...
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Obama officially ends ban on gays in the US military

By theGrio

5:11 PM on 07/22/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Friday's move was expected under the repeal law Congress passed in December. Before "don't ask, don't tell," the military did not allow gays to serve...
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Defense secretary to OK end of military gay ban

By theGrio

12:20 AM on 07/22/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - His decision, which was expected, comes two weeks after the chiefs of the military services told Panetta that ending the ban would not affect military readiness...
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Obama signs repeal of military ban on gays

By theGrio

9:33 AM on 12/22/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Surrounded by senior military officials and members of Congress, Obama said he is proud to sign the bill, which he says will strengthen national security....
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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal: Final frontier of the civil rights movement?

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

12:41 PM on 12/19/2010

OPINION - Much like those who marched the streets of Detroit, Chicago, Selma and Montgomery -- we must believe...
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Why the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is a teachable moment

By Goldie Taylor

2:56 PM on 12/18/2010

OPINION - When the Senate voted this afternoon, the men and women of our Armed Services finally felt free to live, love and serve -- equally -- without regard to sexual orientation...
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Senate votes to overturn military gay ban

By theGrio

12:38 PM on 12/18/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 13,500 service members have been dismissed under the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" law requiring uniformed gays to hide their sexual identity...
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House votes to repeal ban on open gays in military

By theGrio

5:35 PM on 12/15/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House, in introducing the stand-alone bill, sought to avoid the complications of combining it with a general defense bill...
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Republicans block repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

By theGrio

4:39 PM on 12/09/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The vote ends months of political wrangling on the bill and makes congressional action on the repeal provision unlikely any time soon...
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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is segregation under another name

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

8:17 AM on 12/04/2010

OPINION - Heterosexual couples are rewarded by the U.S. military with higher incomes, better housing benefits and food subsidies. None of this exists for gays...
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Obama tries to recapture his youth vote

By Christopher Nelson

8:30 AM on 10/15/2010

theGRIO REPORT - Given 50 percent African-American teen unemployment, many political observers are unsure if young black voters will be willing to help Democrats...
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Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban

By theGrio

3:40 PM on 09/21/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The vote was a defeat for Dems and gay rights advocates, who saw the bill as their last chance before the midterms to overturn 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'...
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Lady Gaga leads while celebs of color sit on sidelines

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

8:37 AM on 09/21/2010

OPINION - If a wealthy white woman can become passionate and committed enough to impact the world in which she lives, why can't black entertainers do the same?...
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Judge: Military's ban on gays is unconstitutional

By theGrio

10:11 PM on 09/09/2010

RIVERSIDE, California (AP) - The U.S. House voted in May to repeal the policy, and the Senate is expected to address the issue this fall...
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'Don't Ask' homophobic questions, 'Don't Tell' us poll matters

By Kevin J. Williams

10:33 AM on 07/14/2010

OPINION - Military commanders taking temperature readings on social issues is potentially dangerous...
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Will 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal start new 'separate but equal'?

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

3:45 PM on 06/01/2010

OPINION - The military is an institution built upon uniformity, integrity, equality and singularity of mindset. How then will it handle new questions of diversity?...
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House approves repeal of gay ban in military

By theGrio

7:40 PM on 05/27/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House vote came just hours after the Senate Armed Services Committee took the same course and voted 16-12 in favor of repealing the 1993 law...
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