SANTA BARBARA, CA, April 21, 2008 - New information released today by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee shows that in 2006 and 2007 Americans who were convicted of serious crimes including sexual offenses, manslaughter, "terrorist threats including bomb threats", burglary, kidnapping or abduction, aggravated assault and sexual assault were allowed into the military under moral waivers granted by the services. Click here to go directly to the data.

SANTA BARBARA, CA., April 4, 2008 - The Palm Center and the CUNY Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies are sponsoring an open forum to share in remembrances and appreciations for the impact and legacy of Allan Bérubé’s work and to celebrate his life, May 1, 2008. Allan Bérubé was an independent historian and community activist, and author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II.

SANTA BARBARA, CA, April 4, 2008 - After it was confirmed recently that a gay soldier, Maj. Alan Rogers, died in combat in the Iraq War on January 27, the Palm Center has learned that an estimated sixty-four gay and lesbian service members may have been killed since the war began in 2003.

SANTA BARBARA, CA, January 14, 2008 - According to a new poll, only 22 percent of U.S. military officers believe that gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly as a fix for recent recruiting shortfalls. More complete analysis of recent polling data of military attitudes towards gays and lesbians may be found in the new Palm Center study published in the latest issue of the journal Armed Forces and Society.