Senator Gillibrand To Appear On Rachel Maddow Show To Discuss DADT

02/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Tomorrow, 2 February, the Senate Armed Services Committee will be taking on the issue of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Tonight, on The Rachel Maddow Show, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be discussing the push to pass the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which is the bill intended to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and launching a new project to document the stories of those who have been hurt by DADT. According to her press release “We’ve compiled the stories of several servicemembers whose lives have been impacted by Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. There’s also an opportunity to submit stories, so as we get them, we’ll post more. I appreciate any attention you can give this. The goal here is to put names and faces to the policy, to make it real to people and to offer some personal testimony as to why this policy is unjust and should be repealed.” Senator Gillibrand has been the leading voice in the Senate to repeal DADT since she was sworn into the Senate as Senator Hilary Clinton’s replacement.

Gillibrand may be facing a challenge to her Senate seat by former Representative Harold Ford Jr. Gillibrand has received a great deal of support in her bid to win her first Senatorial election from the LGBT Community in New York.

The Rachel Maddow Show appears on MSNBC at 9pm EST. The DADT Story project can be found here.