The faces of DADT - photographs by Jo Ann Santangelo

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:06 PM EST (www. featureshoot.com)

The many human faces of DADT. Compelling photographs by Jo Ann Santangelo of Austin, TX from her project Proud to Serve.

politics, dadt, united-states-navy, united-states-military-academy, gay-life

Gay Americans with foreign partners find no acceptable choices

Seeded on Wed Jun 9, 2010 10:22 PM EDT ()

Gay Americans with foreign partners or foreign spouses have very few choices, none acceptable: split up, leave the United States or break the law by lying. This article offers a tough look at the situations faced by these couples.

us-news, immigration, same-sex-marriage, gay-partners, lauren-smiley

DADT compromise amendment text

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 8:42 PM EDT (Daily. Gay. News)

The linked article contains the full text of Lieberman's compromise amendment that would repeal DADT. I read all five pages and it seems to me there are a bit too many conditions, which make it less likely that DADT will actually be repealed, even if this passes.

politics, dadt, dont-ask-dont-tell, dadt-legislation

Rand Paul hasn't read the ADA either

Seeded on Sat May 22, 2010 9:40 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Rand Paul has been sprinkling his media appearances with an "example" about how the ADA hobbles a small business employer with a two-story building by requiring the employer to build an elevator instead of offering their disabled employee a job on the first floor.

politics, libertarian, rand-paul, ada, disabled-americans

Cadet at UNC-Chapel Hill is another face of DADT

Seeded on Fri May 21, 2010 11:17 PM EDT (NewsObserver.com)

This young woman's experience offers yet another side of DADT. She was dropped from ROTC when she came out at school - and now not only faces loss of a career as an Army doctor, but also a huge tuition repayment obligation.

politics, dadt, rotc, unc-chapel-hill