الحمد الله

That translates to, “Praise to God!” Today I am proud to be an American. Congrats to everyone on pushing DADT’s repeal forward. Hopefully 2010 will be the year in which we can say, “Mission accomplished.”

Press Release: April 13, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2010 CONTACT:  Devin Boilard | Servicemembers United | (202) 349-1125 (o) | (207) 319-3734 (c) CONTACT:  Michael Cole | Human Rights Campaign | (202) 216-1553 (o) | (202) 716-1651 (c) Servicemembers United, HRC Announce Broad Coalition, Website For Veterans Lobby Day May 11th lobbying by gay and straight vets to focus [...]

Press Release: May 04, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2010 Contact: Michael Cole | Human Rights Campaign | (202) 216-1553 | michael.cole@hrc.org Contact: Eric Kennedy | Servicemembers United | (202) 349-1125 | ekennedy@servicemembersunited.org Over 300 Veterans to Lobby Congress Next Week on Repealing DADT This Year Gay, Lesbian and Straight Veterans Unite to Demand Repeal Despite Attempts to Delay WASHINGTON – [...]

Throw Aside Your Laurels Folks: We’re Not Done

So I’m about to head out all over the country for some pretty strategic field work , momentum for repeal abounding, and yet I’m nowhere near ready to rest on my – or anybody else’s – laurels.  We’re closer to repealing DADT than we’ve been in many years, closer than we will be for years [...]

Trying to Overachieve among the Overachievers

Alex, the Executive Director of Servicemembers United, reminded me this week that I have a blog and asked me to continue with it. Unfortunately, I have neglected my blog because of the myriad of responsibilities in my life. The Beltway is the Hollywood for those trying to become the next big thing in government, and [...]

Veterans Lobby Day on DADT: May 10-11

On May 10th and 11th, hundreds of veterans from across the United States will descend on Washington, DC for the National Veterans Lobby Day on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) and with one clear message for Congress – DADT needs to go and it needs to go this year! Please visit VeteransLobbyDay.org to register. The [...]

A DADT Repeal Plan for 2010

Servicemembers United has released, and is now forcefully advocating for, a DADT repeal plan that would lock in full repeal of the law in 2010, but which would also allow the Pentagon the time it says it needs to study and plan for repeal implementation management – a precondition of Pentagon support for DADT repeal. [...]

Let Us Remember

Let us remember, this Holiday Season, all the families who anxiously await the return of their loved ones from Iraq and Afghanistan.  Let us remember the soldiers who long for the familiar sights, sounds and touch of home. Let us especially remember the soldiers and their families who wait in the forced silence of Don’t [...]

Announcing the Voices of Honor Campaign

Sixteen years. President Obama is roughly at the same point in his Presidency as President Clinton was when he signed into law what has become the status quo policy on gays and lesbians in the military. An entire generation has grown up with this law, and service members within 5 years of retirement never saw [...]

Veterans Day – A Proud Cadre

“Why would you ever join an institution that openly discriminates against you?”  This is a question I am often asked when on the road, to which my response usually begins, “Well, I was unaware I had the honor of being included in that discriminated class at the time…”  I had no clue I was gay [...]

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