DADT: Discharge Papers Still Invite Roadblocks, Discrimination
Senators Gillibrand, Lieberman, and Udall want the Department of Defense to expedite the process for altering veterans' discharge documents to omit information that they were discharged for being gay.
Lesbian Army Captain Berated at Military Ball
A lesbian Army captain filed an official complaint with military police after being shoved and verbally assaulted by a squadron commander at a military ball.
Airman to Return to Air Force After DADT Dismissal
An Air Force staff sergeant who was discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" in 2008 will get his old job back this May.
Aaron Belkin on Lessons Learned From DADT
Aaron Belkin shares an insider's perspective on the strategies used to bring about the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and the lessons we should learn from it.
Trans American Military Stories
Nearly 300,000 transgender people may have served in the military — even though the government won’t officially allow it. Here are their stories.
My 35-Year Military Battle
In 1975, Miriam Ben-Shalom was discharged from the U.S. military for being a lesbian. Thirty-five years later, she was arrested for chaining herself to the White House fence. The activist explains why it's not over until it's really over.
Life Goes On
Ending “don’t ask, don’t tell” consumed the lives of gay activists Lt. Dan Choi and Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach. With the repeal a matter of settled law, what do two of the most visible anti-DADT activists do now?
Repeal Rhetoric
The government's escalating opposition to a federal court order barring enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell" rests on threadbare arguments and false assumptions, writes Maj. Mike Almy, who was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 2006 under the policy.
A Tale of Two Trials
Unlike with the closely monitored Prop. 8 case, few people paid attention to the Log Cabin Republicans’ suit against the federal government—that is, until a judge ruled “don’t ask, don’t tell” unconstitutional.
Awaiting Our Fierce Advocate
President Obama still has a chance to make it right on the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," writes Palm Center deputy executive director Christopher Neff.









