Submission + - Repeal of DADT Must Happen (bryanhealey.com)
healeyb writes: In a Senate vote that was devoid of a single Republican supporter, a bid to open debate on the repeal of DADT, the controversial military policy preventing openly LGBT men and women from serving in the armed forces, was struck down. A terrible blow to the crusade for equal civil rights, a bipartisan group of senators have pledged to bring the issue up again before the coming recess in a separate piece of legislation. But it may well not be enough as the break looms. Activists have since planned a rally near the Capitol building at noon today to appeal to lawmakers to put a hold on the recess, to work through...
