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Do Ask, Do Tell, We Don’t Care

Friday, January 7, 2011

In 1993 a so-called comprise between the then president of the United States Bill Clinton and military leaders resulted in the policy known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’. The policy meant that gay men and women, as well as bisexuals, could serve in the United States armed forces as long as their sexuality was kept [...]

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Dignity for All Students Act

Sunday, September 12, 2010

An interesting piece of legislation was signed by the New York governor entitled the Dignity for All Students Act. The basic terms of the legislation is to protect students from bullying and harassment. The reason I mention this legislation however is because it is the first New York piece of legislation that directly refers to [...]

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re Homosexuality and the International Community

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

This is just an update for those who read my earlier post about Homosexuality and the International Community. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission have received ECOSOC UN Status. After their hard battle with seemingly never-ending deadlocks to their success, the ECOSOC voted in favour of the US lead resolution to grant the [...]

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