Don’t Mind You Asking And Telling Ain’t Illegal

By Kleinheider Posted on December 18, 2008 at 11:31 am

Barack Obama is thinking seriously about putting an openly gay man in charge of the Navy:

The secretary’s job is a civilian position, so it would not run afoul of the ban on gays serving in the military, but it would renew focus on the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office.

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It Didn’t Matter

By Kleinheider Posted on December 15, 2008 at 6:25 am

Nate Rau reports on the 15 month tenure of Nashville’s first openly-gay councilman and the race to succeed him:

“I think what Keith did – his candidacy and the district’s response – is a testament to how far we’ve come in Tennessee and Nashville,” said David Glasgow, a potential candidate in the race to fill out Durbin’s term. “This district is a leader in voting for the person who can do the best job and not looking at some kind of checklist of loyalties.

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