DADT

VIDEO: Sean Sala launches "It Is Time" podcast

SAN DIEGO -- Community activist Sean Sala has created a new podcast called "It Is Time," which he plans to feature on his blog TalkHillcrest.com.

In his initial podcast, which can be heard via YouTube, Sala discusses his involvement with last summer's "Military March" at the San Diego LGBT Pride Parade.

VIDEO: Six months after repeal, military says DADT died quietly

WASHINGTON — Sgt. Pepe Johnson was surprised by the reaction he received when his fellow soldiers learned that he is gay.

“They’ve pretty much shrugged it off,” said Johnson, who rejoined the Army last fall after nearly a decade away. “Most of them were wondering why I had a nine-year gap in service. When I told them it was because of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ they shrugged it off.

“That was a pleasant surprise.”

Gay Marine and boyfriend in homecoming kiss photo speak out | VIDEOS

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A Marine’s homecoming photo from a Hawaii base has gained worldwide attention -- two men kissing, just months after "Don't Ask Don't Tell" was repealed.

The picture has gone viral from Kaneohe, home of Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Sgt. Brandon Morgan returned Wednesday from a six-month deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.

Gay Marine's homecoming-kiss photo goes viral on Internet

A photo of a U.S. Marine kissing his partner during a classic homecoming moment has gone viral on the Internet.

It has become the male version of the same-sex military homecoming kiss by two lesbian sailors in December. These moments are historical in nature with the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

SDSU to launch LGBT lecture series Monday with inaugural discussion on DADT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State University will launch its FLUID Lecture Series on Monday, Feb. 20, with a presentation on the repeal of LGBT identity in the U.S. military following the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

OutServe's "Capital Summit" to address needs of LGBT military families

Tonight, OutServe announced that it will be holding a "Capital Summit" on May 14 and 15, with the aim of "gather[ing] actively-serving military of all sexual orientations with experts from resource and advocacy groups to discuss the legal rights of gay and lesbian military partners, as well as resources for their support," according to a release issued by the organization.

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The Telling Project: Baltimore - Do tell, do listen

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Veterans and their families who've got stories to tell are taking to the stage in the greater Baltimore area this week and next, to share their experiences with their communities.

"The Telling Project" is a production that takes specific impactful stories from a local veteran's life, drafts them into a stage play, and casts the veterans themselves into the role of their own lives.

The stories are as varied and different as each of the veterans are, and can only be told by those closest to the story.

ACTION ALERT: Tell Oklahoma lawmakers to keep gays and lesbians in its National Guard

In a recent odd move, Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Reynolds drafted and began floating legislation to force the Oklahoma National Guard to reinstate "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," an outdated policy that has been declared unconstitutional in federal court, declared harmful and unnecessary by our nation's senior defense leaders, and voted out by a large bipartisan majority of members of Congress.

Oklahoma lawmaker wants to ban gays and lesbians from state's National Guard

WASHINGTON -- The Human Rights Campaign is joining The Equality Network in condemning legislation Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Reynolds (R-Oklahoma City) is pushing that would implement a more extreme version of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) law, which would be applicable to the state’s National Guard.

The bill would ban gay, lesbian and bisexual people from serving in the Oklahoma National Guard.

COMMENTARY: Why post-DADT "firsts" matter

Editor's note: This commentary was previously published today, December 22, 2011, as "The Kiss Heard Round the World" in SLDN's Frontlines Feed. We felt its significance, on this first anniversary of President Obama signing the repeal of DADT, was important to share with our readers.

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