Comments on: DADT Repeal To Be Folded Into 2010 Defense Funding Bill

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:21:28 +0000

I find it disgusting that the civil rights of lgbt people are tied to war funding. Should we be celebrating the fact that our freedoms are being paid for with the blood of Iraqi and Afghan children? Fuck you, Barney Frank.

By: Another Dude

Another Dude — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:40:38 +0000

I really do not understand how Congress works at all. I realize conservatives might be saying this sarcastically… but, why not attach a repeal of DOMA on there too since this Defense bill MUST pass, and stalling it is political suicide?

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:12:05 +0000

Anyone who believes that Congress is going to pass any legislation to repeal DADT a month prior to the 2010 mid-term elections is fooling themselves. Rep. Frank’s statement is nothing more than an effort to stall this issue even further.Meanwhile, gay and lesbian servicemembers continue to do the country’s work on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the homefront. They serve their country without being afforded the dignity of being able to tell the truth. They lie and deceive their chain of command as a matter of Congressional mandate. They go to the battlefield knowing that their possible death will never be communicated in official channels to their same sex partners. They leave their partners behind without the support network and resources afforded to other military spouses.This policy needs to be repealed today. Advocating a strategy that delays action for another year, while gay and lesbian servicemembers continue to offer their lives in two wars, is deplorable.

By: lezgetreal

lezgetreal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:44:35 +0000

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