Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "dadt repeal"

  • Trump picks Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense

    Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: James “Mad Dog” Mattis Position: Secretary of Defense LGBT record: Reportedly opposed allowing open service and the repeal of the military’s...

  • Over and Out

    ''That's a dream come true,'' retired Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt said, watching servicemembers celebrating the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' on Tuesday, Sept....

  • House Holdouts

    After Congress passed and the president signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act in December 2010, all the action that Congress needed to take...

  • The Line to Re-enlist

    For former Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Johnson, Sept. 20 could not come fast enough. In 2007, after serving for 10 years, Johnson came...

  • Imagining a Better Future

    ''For many of us, this is a dream long deferred,'' Michelle Benecke says. ''I've been working on this for 22 years, since I resigned my...

  • The Final Push

    The decision of whether gays and lesbians should serve openly in the military strikes at the core of the integrity of the military itself. The...