Refuting the Latest Arguments Against Gay Troops

Nathaniel Frank
Below is a point-by-point refutation of James Bowman's article on honor and gay troops, which is marred by errors and assumptions that do not serve to forward the debate over service by open gays and lesbians.  read more »

What Can Stop the Gay-Bashing in the Military?

Nathaniel Frank
Rocha's case is not about bad apples. The military doesn't even think that what happened was wrong. Now that the incident is getting some press, however, the Navy is doing a different dance...  read more »

Why Does Obama Use Executive Power for Everything But Gay Troops?

Nathaniel Frank
Under continued pressure from gay groups and those concerned with our national security...  read more »

Will We Wait Until Another Gay Sailor is Murdered?

Nathaniel Frank
Last week a 29-year-old gay sailor was found shot to death at Camp Pendleton. Will we wait for the next murder before we end the madness?  read more »

Stop-Loss: The Solution to Obama’s DADT Conundrum

Nathaniel Frank
In asking the court U.S. Supreme Court not to hear the appeal of James Pietrangelo, an Army Captain who was fired under DADT, the White House put itself into a tricky position.  read more »

Address at West Point

Nathaniel Frank
I went to West Point this week to lecture about DADT. Palm scholars have been making such visits every year for the past six years.  read more »

One Hundred Days of Silence

Nathaniel Frank
Just as Republicans are beginning to realize that gay marriage may not remain a winning wedge issue forever, conservative lawmakers are reportedly setting out to use gays in the military to divide President Obama and the military.  read more »

The Road to Gays in the Military Runs through Iowa

Nathaniel Frank
Last week, just as Iowa decided it was ready to let gay couples marry, Rachel Maddow asked Colin Powell if the nation was ready to let gay patriots serve openly and honestly in the military.  read more »

Laying Blame Where Blame is Due

Nathaniel Frank
One of the biggest military myths is that elite universities have banned R.O.T.C., but it didn't happen.  read more »

Who Bears Responsibility for R.O.T.C.'s Alienation?

Nathaniel Frank
Apologists for discrimination are at it again.  read more »