Yesterday, Congressman Marty Meehan re-introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, and it goes into this Congress with 110 co-sponsors. With a minimum of 218 votes for it to pass the House, we need only 108 more to sign onto this very important and historic piece of legislation.
If you want to see discrimination against queer Service Members end, then you need to contact your Representative and make it clear that you expect him/her to support this bill.
Today is the day that Congressman Martin Meehan re-introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, and he’s promising to hold hearings on it as early as April. Last month, several high-ranking officials spoke out against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and called for its repeal.
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THE INTERNET — Feb. 15 2007 – An anonymous blogger known only as “Anonymous Soldier” today launched a new website, Serving in Unsilence. Serving in Unsilence™ is a free service aimed at the LGBT Service Member community in an effort to raise awareness of the many thousands of sexual minority Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines serving honorably and in silence in defense of their country.
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At 0100 CET, Project: Unsilence will officially launch with the posting of a press release on this site.
This new site has been under development for a month, with me devoting every spare minute I have to working on it. I’m quite pleased with how it’s turned out, and I expect that it’ll become quite significant. As I’ve already stated, this will be a community website for LGBT Service Members where they can voice their opinions on an infinite number of subjects. How exactly it will accomplish this will remain undisclosed until the press release is posted.
A few lucky people have already seen the site, so I ask them not to say anything about it yet. Once the site is launched, I ask that if you maintain a blog or a website, to please link to the press release and the new website. Spread the word! If you have access to AKO, NKO, or the Air Force Portal and you’re not subject to DADT, then please post the link the new site in the forums on those services so that LGBT Service Members will know about it.
Help me make this a major site and contribute to repealing 10 USC 654.
My project is coming together quite nicely and I’m still on track for a 15 Feb 07 launch date. However, I need some assistance with one portion of it. As I’ve already stated that this is going to be a new website (which I shall henceforth refer to as “Project: Unsilence”), I don’t feel constrained by secrecy to ask for help with this.
Several days ago, I announced that I have a new project in the works. I have been working many hours in my free time since then to get it ready.
It’s not ready yet, but I do have the back-end nearly complete and I’ve begun work on the front-end. I’ve also enlisted the assistance of a friend of mine for some custom design work. I’m still not going to say what the project is — other than it’s a new website, but it’s shaping up to have the potential to be big.
My planned launch date for it is 15 Feb 07. That’s when I will post the announcement and the link to the site. Additionally, a representative from a certain organization (will remain unnamed until the launch date) has accepted my request to help with announcing the launch … as well as offering additional help. An Army of 1 in 10 isn’t going anywhere, but it will become part of a larger force in the fight for equality in the U.S. Military.
Stay tuned for more details!
On January 2, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece by retired General Shalikashvili.
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I found this image somewhere, and though I’m sure it’s already been seen a million times, I found it amusing enough to share with you guys. Still, it does put the ridiculous arguments against lifting the ban into another perspective.
A few moments ago, I received this email from a student asking for some help with her debate topic:
Hello,
My name is Caitlin and I a high school debater. This year the national topic is “Resolved: The United States Federal Government should establish a policy to substantially incresase the number of persons serving in one or more of the following areas: Americorps, Citizen Corps, Peace Corp, Senior Corp, Learn and Serve America, and the Armed Forces.” My debate partner and I have decided to make a plan that would pass the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, and therefore get rid of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Policy and increase the number of persons serving in the Military (a sect of the Armed Forces). During my research process I ran across your web site, and was wondering if you could give us a personal quote or opinion about DADT, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, or personally how it has affected you having to remain silent about being a homosexual. This would be considered as a primary source, and give us convincing appeal to pathos argument. Anything you sen d would be greatly be appreciated.Thank you for serving our country-
Caitlin
I’ve already sent her a reply, but if anyone has anything else to add, please post it here so that she can get more information to help her and her partner succeed in the debate.
