Democracy Now - “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ban on Gay and Lesbians in the U.S. Military is Lifted</h1> <article> <h1>Democracy Now - “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ban on Gay and Lesbians in the U.S. Military is Lifted</h1> <p>Indra Lusero — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:23:45 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">September 20, 2011</span> </div> </div> </div> <p> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.democracynow.org/embed_show_v2/300/2011/9/20/story/dont_ask_dont_tell_ban_on_gay_and"></script> </p> <p>"Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" is no more. The military’s longstanding ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers officially expired at 12:01 a.m. EDT earlier today. Congress passed a repeal of the ban last year, but President Obama had deferred its implementation until military leaders gave their approval. The Pentagon now says it will no longer enforce the ban, meaning gays and lesbians can openly serve. We play excerpts from voices we have had on the program over the years speaking out against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” including Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran who was eventually discharged under the ban. We also speak with Aaron Belkin, author of "How We Won: Progressive Lessons from the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell." The big difference on the ground,” says Belkin of the victory’s impact for military personnel, “is that they can utter the words, ‘I am gay.’”</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Telling Project</h1> <p>Indra Lusero — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-choose-only-one-of-these"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-audio-hosted"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file clear-block"><div class="filefield-icon field-icon-audio-mpeg"></div><a href="http://www.palmcenter.org/files/TheSignal20110511.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=4428107">TheSignal20110511.mp3</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">April 29, 2011</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>NPR affiliate in Baltimore, WYPR's "The Signal" interviewed US Navy veteran Jeremy Johnson who made the tough decision to come out to his commanding officer after a ten-year military career under the ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ policy. Jeremy talks with us this week about what went into his decision and what the repeal of the policy might mean for the future, in addition to his role in The Telling Project, a stage production that allows "real" veterans to tell their stories, in their own words, to their local community. Mr. Johnson's story is the first one in the piece to address DADT.</p> <p>The final two performances will be May 6 and 7 in Baltimore at Towson University.</p> </article> <article> <h1>KQUED - Forum with Michael Krasny: Don't Ask, Don't Tell</h1> <p>Jeremy Johnson — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:29:11 +0000</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-choose-only-one-of-these"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-audio-hosted"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file clear-block"><div class="filefield-icon field-icon-audio-mpeg"></div><a href="http://www.palmcenter.org/files/2010-10-13aa-forum.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=11518496">2010-10-13aa-forum.mp3</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">October 13, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <p>View the original post <a href="http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201010130900">here</a>.</p> <p>A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the military to stop enforcing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which, at least temporarily, puts an end to the ban on openly gay soldiers. Justice Department officials say they're reviewing the ruling. They have two months to appeal. We discuss the impact of the decision, and what's likely to happen next.</p> <p>Host: Michael Krasny</p> <p>Guests:<br />Aaron Belkin, director of the Palm Center at UC Santa Barbara and associate professor at San Francisco State University<br />John Arquilla, director of the Information Operations Center at the Naval Postgraduate School</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Aaron Belkin Discusses Impact of Victory</h1> <p>Indra Lusero — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:04:57 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">December 18, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>At the moment that the Senate concluded its second vote on December 18, 2010, Dr. Aaron Belkin made some remarks on CNN about what's at stake in the victory, and what happens next.</p> <p> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EwRa0TNvFmk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> </object> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Allied Military Leaders Navigate Gay Military Service</h1> <p>Jeremy Johnson — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:46:59 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sub-heading"> <div class="field-label">Sub-Heading: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> As Congress seeks leadership to determine the fate of the military’s ban on openly gay service, the Palm Center and the Brookings Institution release resources to inform the debate. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-date2"> <div class="field-label">Release Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">May 24, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-contact"> <div class="field-label">Press Contact: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Indra Lusero, Assistant Director, Palm Center, 303-902-9402, info@palmcenter.ucsb.edu </div> </div> </div> <p>Santa Barbara, CA. May 24, 2010 -- While the U.S. Congress considers repealing the ban on lesbians and gays in the military, a policy known as ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’, twenty-five of our nation’s allies already allow open gay military service. On Wednesday, May 19, during a public forum at the Brookings Institution, military commanders and scholars from Australia, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom discussed their experiences with the service of gays in their militaries. Co-sponsored by the Palm Center, “Lessons Learned from the Service of Gays and Lesbians in Allied Militaries” evaluated the effects of gay military service on policy, unit cohesion, military readiness and morale.</p> <p> </p> <p>Resources available:</p> <p><a href="/files/BrookingsConferenceExecSum.pdf">Executive Summary with quotes and panel summaries</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/events/2010/0519_military_service/20100519_military_service.pdf">Full event transcripts</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/0519_military_service.aspx"> Audio of the panels</a></p> <p>Video of the panels with full, broadcast-quality recordings available <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lessons-learned-from-the-service-of-gays-and-lesbians-in-allied-militaries">upon request</a>.</p> <p><a href="/press/dadt/in_print/allied_officers_discuss_gays_uniform_brookings_conference">Collected news articles on the conference</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/opinion/23sun2.html">New York Times</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2010/05/military_foreign_militaries_gays_051910w/">Military Times</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/19/us.allies.military.gays/index.html">CNN</a></p> <p># # #</p> <p>The Palm Center is a think tank at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 1998, the Center has been a leader in commissioning and disseminating research in the areas of gender, sexuality, and the military. For more information visit: palmcenter.ucsb.edu</p> <p>The 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings produces cutting-edge research, analysis, and programs that address some of the most critical issues facing leaders shaping defense policy in the coming century. The Initiative focuses on three core issues: the future of war, the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense systems. <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/projects/21defense.aspx">More information</a>.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Where We Live: The End of Don't Ask Don't Tell?</h1> <p>Amanda Phillips — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:28:08 +0000</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-choose-only-one-of-these"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-audio-hosted"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file clear-block"><div class="filefield-icon field-icon-audio-mpeg"></div><a href="http://www.palmcenter.org/files/Where We Live 11-20-2009.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=23539715">Where We Live 11-20-2009.mp3</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">November 20, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>Nathaniel Frank featured on WNPR's "Where We Live."</p> </article> <article> <h1>Verbazing over uitspraken John Sheehan (Surprise About Remarks of John Sheehan)</h1> <p>Indra Lusero — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:11:00 +0000</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-choose-only-one-of-these"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-audio-hosted"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file clear-block"><div class="filefield-icon field-icon-audio-mpeg"></div><a href="http://www.palmcenter.org/files/Nathaniel-20100320.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=2106820">Nathaniel-20100320.mp3</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">March 19, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>Commentary by Dr. Nathaniel Frank on Dutch Public Radio about comments by General John Sheehan who testified in the U.S. Senate March 18, 2010, that the Srebenica Massacre of 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in July, 1995 was the partial result of the Dutch military’s inclusion of gay service members.</p> </article> <article> <h1>General Sheehan Testimony at the Senate Hearings on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' March 18, 2010</h1> <p>Indra Lusero — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:16:04 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">March 18, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>General John Sheehan testified in the U.S. Senate that the Srebenica Massacre of 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in July, 1995 was the partial result of the Dutch military’s inclusion of gay service members. General Sheehan attributed the information to former Dutch Chief of Defence Staff Henk van den Breemer.</p> </article> <article> <h1>PBS News Hour: Aaron Belkin on the State of the Union</h1> <p>Amanda Phillips — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:00:57 +0000</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-choose-only-one-of-these"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-audio-hosted"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file clear-block"><div class="filefield-icon field-icon-audio-mpeg"></div><a href="http://www.palmcenter.org/files/http___www-tc.pbs_.org_newshour_rss_media_2010_01_28_20100128_belkin.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=840312">http___www-tc.pbs_.org_newshour_rss_media_2010_01_28_20100128_belkin.mp3</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">January 28, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>"It's historic for the president of the United States to mention military discrimination against gays and lesbians in the State of the Union address. And so in a sense this was a very profound moment. What everyone's waiting to see, however, is whether this is followed by a concrete plan and actual legislative program to stop firing gays and lesbians. ... The problem with last night's pledge to work with Congress to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' is that he doesn't have the votes in the Senate, and so it remains to be seen if talk will be followed by action."</p> </article> <article> <h1>Admiral Gary Roughead Conversation with Nathaniel Frank at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing</h1> <p>Indra Lusero — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:20:34 +0000</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-choose-only-one-of-these"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-audio-hosted"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file clear-block"><div class="filefield-icon field-icon-audio-mpeg"></div><a href="http://www.palmcenter.org/files/work20100225.1.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=1038372">work20100225.1.mp3</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-air-date"> <div class="field-label">Air Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">February 25, 2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>In a conversation with Dr. Nathaniel Frank today, Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, acknowledged difficulties with the plan to poll U.S. troops on their personal feelings about serving with gays. "We've never assessed the force because it's not our practice to go within our military and poll our force to determine if they like the laws of the land or not," Admiral Roughead told Frank in a discussion immediately following the Admiral's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. "That gets you into a very difficult regime."</p> <p><b>Here is a transcript of the conversation:</b></p> <p>Nathaniel Frank: I'm Nathaniel Frank. I work at the Palm center and we study gays in foreign militaries. We just put a release out about that and a big report. Is it something that you think is important to look at in terms of what variables may actually be similar to the U.S. even though we grant that the cultures are certainly different?<br /> <br />Admiral Roughead: For sure. I think that as we do this assessment, we want to look at everything that we can. My point in the testimony is that every military is different than any other military, and as we make serious policy decisions, we have to make sure that we understand the force and that we're making those decisions for the force that will have that policy to deal with. So, that's my point.<br /> <br />Nathaniel Frank: So that for instance, if Britain's polls were found to be non-determinative of problems, that could be a variable, a data point that could be helpful to us?<br /> <br />Admiral Roughead: Well surely. We have looked at the experiences of the other militaries. And we'll continue to look at the experiences of the other militaries. We're talking about this military. And that's why it's so important to understand it.<br /> <br />And we've never done this. <i>We've never assessed the force because it is not our practice to go within our military and poll our force to determine if they like the laws of the land or not. I mean, that gets you into very difficult regime, so now that...</i><br /> <br />Nathaniel Frank: But we will be doing that in this case?<br /> <br />Admiral Roughead: Yes. Now that the President has signaled his intent and that the Secretary of Defense has said that we'll go through an assessment process and my point is that we have to assess this force.</p> </article> </main></body></html>