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  • DADT X100 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM The Next DADT Hurdles Now that the Senate Armed Services Committee has attached DADT repeal to the defense authorization bill, the next trick will be gaining approval of the full Senate. More >
  • GET EQUAL MAIN GRAPHIC X100 (COURTESY) | ADVOCATE.COM The Rise of GetEqual Whatever you may think of it, the new grassroots direct action group GetEqual has the ambition — and the funding — to further agitate the political establishment. More >
  • 1030 COVER MONTAGE Xthumb | ADVOCATE.COM Hope and History As time runs out for repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010, The Advocate takes a look back at what activists were saying last summer about the Obama Administration and its attention to gay rights issues. More >
  • DAVID MIXNER XTHUMB (COURTESY) | ADVOCATE.COM An Activist Reflects David Mixner has been volunteering, getting arrested, and standing up for noble causes since he was in high school. As the Point Foundation honors him with its Legend Award April 19, Mixner reflects on decades of activism and what's to come in the future. More >
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    White House Still "Ducking" on DADT

    Robert Gibbs took exception to Congressman Barney Frank’s charge that the White House is “ducking” on a “don’t ask, don’t tell” timeline, but Gibbs provided no specifics on timing for repeal.  More >
  • DAN CHOI EQUALITY MARCH X100 (JENNY ANDERSON/BROADWAY.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM

    All Hands on Deck

    As Lt. Dan Choi is asked to return to his unit, thousands of other service members wait for the military to reopen the doors to their future.
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    View From Washington: The Thaw

    Washington, D.C., has become a temporary tundra, but Capitol Hill shows signs of thawing on repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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    "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in Pictures

    Jeff Sheng turns his camera lens on Lt. Dan Choi (who was arrested Thursday after chaining himself to the White House gates) and other gay service members for his photography book on "don't ask, don't tell"
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  • BETHANY SMITH X100 (WAYNE CUDDINGTON/OTTOWA CITIZEN) | ADVOCATE.COM

    Escape to Canada

    American lesbian soldier Skyler James was harassed in the military — and so she fled to Canada, where she is applying for refugee status. Now James tells her story to Advocate.com
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  • VETERANS DAY DAN CHOI X100 (DAN CHEUNG) | ADVOCATE.COM

    A Few Good Men

    In honor of Veteran's Day, two of the most famous gay vets -- Frank Kameny and Dan Choi -- share their letters from Uncle Sam.
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  • DADT LEIBERMAN MCCAIN HAGAN X100 (GETTY IMAGES) | ADVOCATE.COM DADT Status: Sen. Armed Services Committee The Advocate takes a look at each of U.S. Senators who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee and where they stand on repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell." More >