Posts with tag "dont ask dont tell"

Lady Gaga Among Celebs Cheering DADT Repeal

Posted Dec 19th 2010 at 09:42 AM by Christine Fenno

A slew of stars from music, TV and movies couldn't hold back their happiness on Saturday after the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the military policy known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Lady Gaga, who actively campaigned in 2010 against DADT, celebrated with her fans as soon as she learned the news. The Grammy winner tweeted to over six million followers: "Can't hold back the tears + pride. We did ...

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Lady Gaga Dives Further Into Politics, Set to Headline DADT Protest Rally

Posted Sep 20th 2010 at 01:30 PM by John Mitchell

Lady Gaga is stepping up her role as an activist in the fight to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the military policy that bans gay men and women from serving openly in the nation's armed forces. On Monday, Gaga will headline a rally in Portland, Maine, calling on the state's two Republican senators -- Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe -- to vote to take up a defense appropriations bill that ...

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Lady Gaga to Senate: 'Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell''

Posted Sep 17th 2010 at 10:30 AM by Steven Avalos

Lady Gaga addressed her "fellow Americans" and the Senate this morning in a dramatic YouTube video as part of her ongoing effort to see the controversial Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which prevents gays from serving openly in the military, overturned and asked her fans to join her and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in repealing it. "It is my belief that no one person is more valuable ...