Military Families Split 48% to 47% on "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Repeal
A couple of interesting nuggets on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in that Quinnipiac poll noted earlier: Although 57% of registered voters say they favor repealing the law banning gays openly serving in the military, voters are evenly split when asked, "Do you think heterosexual military personnel should be required to share quarters with gay personnel [...]
Let Obama Be Clear: He Will Repeal DADT Someday
The AP reports:
President Barack Obama pledged to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Saturday, but acknowledged to a cheering crowd that the policy changes he promised on the campaign trail are not coming as quickly as they expected.
“I will end ‘don’t ask-don’t tell,’” Obama said at the [...]
What’s Happening In Iran
Iran’s mullahcracy is repressive and corrupt, and we have long wished for its demise. In the current crisis, we are on the side of the demonstrators in Tehran. Yet, at the same time, the first duty of any government is to maintain order so that its citizens can go about their business. [...]
Not Your Father’s Playboy
Once upon a time, Playboy was an OK institution–remember the days when it featured contributions by people like Vladimir Nabokov and Alberto Vargas, not to mention Miss October. More recently, though, the magazine has fallen on hard times and is struggling to avoid de-listing and stay out of bankruptcy. Perhaps not coincidentally, its [...]
Meris Lutz: The Pink Army
The first time he said it, his face was so passive I didn’t register what he was saying.
“Did you get that?” Georges asked me. “They raped him.”
We were sitting in the courtyard of Helem, the Lebanese gay rights organization located in a beautiful French colonial building not far from downtown Beirut. Helem’s director, Georges Azzi, [...]
