Gay Military Ban

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today appointed a Pakistani army general as the Military Adviser for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations.

Obama, a huge basketball fan and keen amateur player, was responsible for ending the ban on gays openly serving in the military, and last year said he believed gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry.

The ban on gays in the military has stood for nearly a century. In 60 days, after decades of discharges, lawsuits and lobbying, that will change.

A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay members of the military, a move that could speed the end of the 17-year-old rule.Congress repealed the policy in December and the Pentagon is already preparing to welcome gay military personnel, said the ruling from a three-judge pa...

The US Congress gave its final approval to President Barack Obama's historic drive to let gays serve openly in the US military for the first time, a landmark victory for gay rights.After a bitter debate, senators yesterday voted 65-31 to pass legislation to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" compromise of 1993 that requires gay soldiers to keep qui...

The nation's top two defense officials called Tuesday for an end to a 16-year-old law, a major step toward allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the US military.

According to US officials, the senior-level study will be co-chaired by a top-ranked civilian and a senior uniformed officer.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today appointed a Pakistani army general as the Military Adviser for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations.

Obama, a huge basketball fan and keen amateur player, was responsible for ending the ban on gays openly serving in the military, and last year said he believed gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry.

The ban on gays in the military has stood for nearly a century. In 60 days, after decades of discharges, lawsuits and lobbying, that will change.

A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay members of the military, a move that could speed the end of the 17-year-old rule.Congress repealed the policy in December and the Pentagon is already preparing to welcome gay military personnel, said the ruling from a three-judge pa...

The US Congress gave its final approval to President Barack Obama's historic drive to let gays serve openly in the US military for the first time, a landmark victory for gay rights.After a bitter debate, senators yesterday voted 65-31 to pass legislation to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" compromise of 1993 that requires gay soldiers to keep qui...

The nation's top two defense officials called Tuesday for an end to a 16-year-old law, a major step toward allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the US military.

According to US officials, the senior-level study will be co-chaired by a top-ranked civilian and a senior uniformed officer.