Schools lift ROTC ban after don't ask vote

Why will it take so long to lift 'don't ask, don't tell'?
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will sign the Repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" prohibition on gays serving openly in the Military, but it may be as long as a year before the 17-year-old ban is lifted. Advocates say the Pentagon must — and can — move more quickly. A study by the Palm Center, a research institute of the University of California, Santa Barbara, that was released immediately after the Senate passed the Repeal Saturday notes...

The Sky Will Not Fall on Our Armed Forces
The fact of the matter is that DADT wasn't going to last forever. What can one say about Arizona Senator Jon Kyl's comments following the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"? During an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, Kyl argued the Repeal could "cost lives." To be precise, Kyl said, "When it comes especially to the small units that do the fighting on the ground . . . [the repeal] could disrupt unit cohesion . . . and cost lives."1 Perh...

With 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal bill signed, what do you think will happen next?
President Obama is scheduled on Wednesday to sign the bill repealing the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law. The stroke of Obama's pens will not immediately end the law, but instead begins the process of ending the ban on Gays in the Military -- a process that could take several months of years. About 500 lawmakers, Pentagon officials, gay-rights Activists, military Veterans and other supporters of repealing the law will attend the bill signing, according to the White House. It's a historic...

Obama signing 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
WASHINGTON — Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists were expected at the signing ceremony that the White House booked a large auditorium at the Interior Department. "This day has come!" said an elated Mike Almy,...

Obama Signing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Wednesday Morning
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Washington (AP) - Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. Washington (AP) - Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack ...

Obama to sign repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
(CNN) - President Obama will sign the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law Wednesday, ending a policy enacted in 1993 that banned Openly Gay and Lesbian Soldiers from Military service. The changes won't be immediate, possibly taking several months to implement, the White House has said....

$50M Gift to Yale Will Help Pay for a Management School
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 By Staff, Associated Press New Haven, Conn. (AP) - A member of Yale University's Class of 1964 has given a $50 million gift to the Ivy League school toward the construction of a new building at the School of Management. The gift from Edward P. Evans, the former chairman and CEO of the Macmillan publishing house, will fund a portion of the estimated $189 million construction costs. The building will be named after Evans. University officials say it's the largest gi...

Yale Gets $50M Gift For Management School
New Haven, Conn. (AP) -- A member of Yale University's Class of 1964 has given a $50 million gift to the Ivy League school toward the construction of a new building at the School of Management. The gift from Edward P. Evans, the former chairman and CEO of the Macmillan publishing house, will fund a portion of the estimated $189 million construction costs. The building will be named after Evans. University officials say it's the largest gift ever to the School of Management. Yale President Rich...

Harvard University Plans to 'Welcome ROTC Back to Campus'
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 By Susan Jones (CNSNews.com) - A four-decade standoff between Harvard University and the U.S. Military is coming to an end, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday. Harvard will "welcome ROTC back to campus" now that Congress has repealed a ban on gays and Lesbians serving openly in the military, university president Drew Faust said. “I look forward to pursuing discussions with Military officials and others to achieve Harvard’s full and formal recognition of ROTC...

ROTC To Return to Ivy League Schools
CNN reports: (CNN) — The presidents of Harvard and Yale universities have expressed interest in ROTC programs after Congress voted to Repeal the Military’s Controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has banned Openly Gay and Lesbian service members. The universities’ statements come five months after Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, then a Supreme Court nominee, came under criticism by Republican senators who complained that she actively tried...

After 4 decades, Harvard opens door to ROTC
Harvard University will welcome ROTC back to campus now that Congress has repealed a ban on gays and Lesbians serving openly in the Military, university president Drew Faust said. The move will end a four-decade standoff between one of the nation’s most prestigious universities and its Armed Forces. The tension began over the Vietnam War and continued in recent years as university administrators, faculty, and Students objected to what they saw as Discrimination against gays and lesbians. ...

Harvard pres: ROTC talks on after DADT repeal
CAMBRIDGE — Harvard University’s president says she looks forward to a return to campus of the long-banned Reserve Officer Training Corps program, now that Congress voted this weekend to allow gays to serve openly in the Military. President Drew Gilpin Faust said in a statement that she plans to hold discussions with military officials and hopes they will lead to Harvard’s full and formal recognition of ROTC. The university banned the program on campus in 1969 amid Vietnam War...

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pay Attention To The Poison Pill
Republicans tried to block DADT with a sneaky amendment in the defense authorization bill, but when they got caught, Mitch McConnell pulled the Poison Pill and disavowed any knowledge of the move. Just hours before President Obama planned to sign on Wednesday the Repeal of the Military’s 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the Armed Forces, Republicans tried one last legislative maneuver to block the change. Republicans in the Senate filed an amendment to a sweeping defense authorizatio...

Obama to sign repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has only one public event Wednesday, but it's a historic one. In the morning he travels to the Interior Department to sign the Repeal of the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The battle over whether to let gays serve openly in the military has been a hot-button issue. Momentum for Repeal picked up when top military brass, who did a survey of personnel, said they could live with it. Later in the morning, Obama meets in the Oval Office with Treasur...

Lets celebrate the end of discrimination in the military
As a Lesbian, I am celebrating the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The 17-year-old policy that prohibited gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the Military was unjust. And the lifting of the policy, as President Obama has said, marks a “historic step” toward equality for gays and lesbians. Since its implementation in 1993, more than 13,500 gay men and lesbians in the Military have been discharged, not because they were bad Soldiers, but for being honest about their sex

Obama signing 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
WASHINGTON—Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists were expected at the signing ceremony that the White House booked a large auditorium at the Interior Department. "This day has come!" said an elated Mike Almy, an...

Obama signing 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal (AP)
WASHINGTON – Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists were expected at the signing ceremony that the White House booked a large auditorium at the Interior Department. "This day has come!" said an elated Mike Almy,...

Obama to sign repeal of dont ask, dont tell
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has only one public event Wednesday, but it’s a historic one. In the morning he travels to the Interior Department to sign the Repeal of the Military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The battle over whether to let gays serve openly in the military has been a hot-button issue. Momentum for Repeal picked up when top military brass, who did a survey of personnel, said they could live with it. Later in the morning, O...

Obama to sign repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
President Barack Obama has only one public event Wednesday, but it's a historic one. In the morning he travels to the Interior Department to sign the Repeal of the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The battle over whether to let gays serve openly in the military has been a hot-button issue. Momentum for Repeal picked up when top military brass, who did a survey of personnel, said they could live with it. Later in the morning, Obama meets in the Oval Office with Treasury Secretary Timoth...

U.S. moving to end ban on gays in military
By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:08am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is drafting new rules that will allow gays and Lesbians to serve openly for the first time, but it could be many months before a move that some top officers warn may endanger Troops will finally take effect. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a Repeal of the Military's long-standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which Congress approved this month, later on Wednesday. Since 1993 when the Pentag...

U.S. moving to end ban on gays in military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is drafting new rules that will allow gays and Lesbians to serve openly for the first time, but it could be many months before a move that some top officers warn may endanger Troops will finally take effect. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a Repeal of the Military's long-standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which Congress approved this month, later on Wednesday. Since 1993 when the Pentagon introduced the policy, which permits gays and lesbians...

Fulfilling Vow, Obama to Sign "Don't Ask" Repeal
Like this Story? Share it: The Senate has voted to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," allowing gays to serve openly in the Military. Whit Johnson explains how this 17-year-old policy is coming to an end. (AP) WASHINGTON - Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So m...

Don't Gasp, Don't Kvell part IIII - Faster Than a Speeding Pullet
As readers well know (and generally lament), I do support the ending of Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that allows gays to serve in the Military, so long as they stay in the closet. I believe gays should be allowed to serve openly, but not flauntingly. (Similarly, I believe women should be allowed to serve in any position in the military for which they qualify, including combat.) But I do not in any way like the way that DADT was repealed. Following the crushing GOP victory in t...

Obama to sign 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists were expected at the signing ceremony that the White House booked a large auditorium at the Interior Department. "This day has come!" said an elated Mike Al...

Cherkasov: focus not on the personalities, but on full equality
Tue. December 21, 2010  4:57:02 PM : 0 Comments - start the discussion Chicago, IL — ChicagoPride.com spoke to Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov Tuesday afternoon, in what are his first public statements following the release of Rick Garcia last week from the Gay Rights Advocacy Group. Garcia, the former political director of Equality Illinois, was fired last Thursday, Dec. 16. and has since gone public with harsh criticism of Cherkasov and the organization he co-foun...