While the Pentagon Studies, More Gays Fall

Nathaniel Frank

And yet the approach of the Pentagon's new Working Group is basically a reset. While its leaders insist it is about how, not whether, to lift the ban, everyone knows that any concerns it raises will be used by political opponents to say it can't be done. That tactic has already started, with Rep. Buck McKeon leading the charge.  read more »

Gay Troops and the Trouble With Polls

Nathaniel Frank

Remember the major poll taken of enlisted personnel asking them if they felt like invading Iraq?  read more »

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.

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...

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...

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.