The survey, answered by more than 115,000 US military members and more than 44,000 military spouses, found that 70% of those who replied said the presence of an openly gay or lesbian servicemember in his or her immediate unit would have "positive, mixed or non-existent" effects on the unit's ability
The US Department of Justice now has 60 days to appeal the decision to issue the injunction. The Obama administration has insisted it wants to get rid of the ban – but only after Congress has voted on it.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that a lesbian Air Force officer was told she couldn't be discharged for outing herself because you can't out yourself just to get a discharge. Now, reports the intrepid Julian Barnes of the Los Angeles Times, the Air Force has decided to release her.
we don’t have any other major employers with a “no gays need apply” policy and it would be considered a shocking scandal if it turned out that some major firm was willy-nilly firing gay employees. The estrangement that results is regrettable, but it’s honest to god not something Elena Kagan