The Palm Center is committed to keeping researchers, journalists and the general public informed of the latest developments in the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy debate.
Below you can read Center news releases organized by release date. You can also search a listing of all our news releases sortable by date, staff contact or title.
2008
- 04/21/08 - Military Has Recruited More Serious Ex-Offenders Than Previously Known
- 04/04/08 - Celebration to Honor Groundbreaking Scholar Allan Bérubé
- 04/04/08 - Estimated Sixty-Four Gay and Lesbian Servicemembers Killed Since 2003
- 03/31/08 - New Film On Gays In The Military To Premiere In San Francisco
- 02/25/08 - Vast Majority of Officers Oppose Allowing Gays to Serve Openly
- 01/22/08 - Gay Ban Compromises Military Reputation, New Study Finds
- 01/03/08 - Correction
2007
- 12/14/07 - Scholars Praise Allan Bérubé, Gay Pioneer
- 11/29/07 - Twenty-Eight Generals and Admirals Call for End to Military's Gay Ban
- 11/28/07 - Presidential Contenders Defend Gay Ban with Questionable Facts
- 10/18/07 - British Press Prints Misleading Story on Effects of Gays in Military
- 10/08/07 - Palm Center Statement on the Death of Specialist Ciara Durkin
- 09/27/07 - Pace Comments on Homosexuality Show Openness To Change in Military Policy
- 08/15/07 - Palm Center Data Cited as Rationale to Exclude Gays
- 06/27/07 - Most Americans Believe Gays Should be Allowed to Serve Openly in Military
- 06/13/07 - Bob Barr Says Gay Ban Violates Conservative Values
- 06/07/07 - GOP Position on Gay Troops at Odds with Expert Military Opinion
- 05/31/07 - Palm Center Releases Study on Gender Identity in U.S. Military
- 05/23/07 - Military Fires Three More Gay Arabic Linguists as Shortfall Continues
- 05/17/07 - Former President Jimmy Carter Calls for Repeal of Gay Ban
- 04/26/07 - Conservative Republican Open to Gays in Military
- 03/13/07 - Military Chief Says Homosexuality is Immoral
- 02/26/07 - Political Observers Debate Momentum of Gay Ban
- 02/13/07 - Military Enlistment of Felons has Doubled
- 01/02/07 - Former Top General Calls on Military to Include Gays
2006
- 12/19/06 - New Poll of U.S. Troops: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Isn't Working
- 11/17/06 - Military Document Suggests that Homosexuality is a Defect
- 09/25/06 - GAO Explanation of Original, Defective Study Invokes More Errors
- 09/25/06 - Scholars Debate Combat Motivation of U.S. Soldiers
- 08/08/06 - West Pointer Wins First-Ever Military Award for Challenging Gay Ban
- 06/20/06 - Lawmakers Dispute Pentagon Document Calling Gays Mentally Ill
- 05/31/06 - Scholars Analyze Plan by Korea to Re-Visit Military Gay Ban
- 02/13/06 - 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Costs Almost Double GAO Estimate, New Study Reports
- 01/23/06 - Penatgon Fired 244 Gay Doctors, Nurses, Medical Specialists
- 01/18/06 - New Military Publication Signals Shifting Attitude Toward Gays
2005
- 12/19/05 - Military Surveillance of Gay Student Groups Recalls McCarthy Era Crackdowns
- 11/16/05 - Drop in Arabic Language Speakers Discharged for Homosexuality Last Year
- 10/10/05 - Experts Debate Likely Effects of Lifting Gay Ban
- 09/23/05 - Pentagon Acknowledges Sending Openly Gay Service Members to War
- 09/16/05 - Gay Ban Harms Military's Reputation, New Poll Finds
- 09/13/05 - Researchers Locate Army Document Ordering Commanders Not to Fire Gays
- 07/19/05 - CCSSMM Research Cited in Congressional Hearing
- 07/06/05 - New Congressional Study of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is Misleading, Report Finds
- 03/23/05 - New Blue Ribbon Commission to Estimate Cost of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
- 01/13/05 - More Arabic Language Speakers Discharged For Homosexuality Than Perviously Reported, New Data Show
2004
- 12/13/04 - Study Explores European Countries Which Retain Military Gay Bans
- 10/01/04 - California Lets Some Gays Serve Openly in State Militia
- 09/15/04 - Study Examines Contributions of Gay Troops to Mideast Wars
- 09/09/04 - Scholars Debate Recent Military Sodomy Decision
- 06/21/04 - Mission-Critical Specialists Discharged For Homosexuality
- 06/08/04 - Military Takes Racial and Sexual Harassment More Seriously than Anti-Gay Violence, Report Shows
- 05/27/04 - Official Army Journal Publishes Critique of CSSMM's Integrity
- 04/28/04 - Op-Ep Offers Fresh Explanation of Decline in Gay Discharges
- 02/09/04 - New Study of Openly Gay Foreigners Who Served With U.S. Forces in Iraq, Other Joint Operations
2003
- 11/07/03 - Naval Academy Asked to Recognize Gay Alumni Association
- 10/15/03 - Gay Soldier Returns From Middle East
- 08/21/03 - Senior Admiral Says Lifting Gay Ban Would Strengthen Military
- 06/26/03 - Legal Scholars Question Whether Sodomy Ruling Will Affect Military Gay Ban
- 06/25/03 - U.S. Military a Major Success in Integration and Diversity, Study Finds
- 06/23/03 - New Book on Gays in Israeli Military Has Become a Bestseller
- 06/16/03 - CSSMM Research Cited on 'Meet the Press'
- 05/13/03 - Researchers See No Problems When U.S. Troops Fight with Gay-Friendly British
- 03/17/03 - Military Scholar Critiques John Kerry's Position on Gay Ban
- 03/17/03 - Partners of Gay Soldiers Bid Farewell in Secret:
- 03/17/03 - Russia Joins U.S. & Turkey in Barring Gays from Military Service
- 01/24/03 - New Report Rebukes American Policy on Gay Soldiers:
- 01/03/03 - Architect of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Favors Ending Gay Ban if Draft Returns
2002
- 07/15/02 - As More Intelligence Agents Work with Military Personnel, Scholars Question Rationale for Pentagon's Gay Ban
- 05/15/02 - Asia's Silence on Gays in Military Broken by Taiwan
- 04/01/02 - Women, Gays, African Americans Face New Military Challenges
- 02/05/02 - Colonel Reports No Problems with Openly Gay Cadets
2001
- 11/27/01 - Barred from Military Service, Gay and Lesbian Ex-Soldiers Wait in the Wings
- 11/13/01 - Pink and Blue: Outcomes Associated with the Integration of Open Gay and Lesbian Personnel in the San Diego Police Department
- 09/20/01 - Suspending the Gay Ban Would Have Historical Precedent
- 09/05/01 - New Study Finds Foreign Experiences with Gay Troops Relevant to U.S.:
- 08/06/01 - Polls Show Reduction of Soldiers' Opposition to Gays:
- 06/01/01 - Pentagon's Recruiting Shortfalls Seen as Self-Inflicted
- 04/16/01 - Military Analysts See Progress in Gay Pentagon Appointee
2000
- 12/18/00 - Possible Defense Secretary Seen as Opponent of Gay Rights
- 11/20/00 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Is the gay ban based on prejudice or military necessity?
- 11/13/00 - Classified British Government Study Finds No Problem with Gays in Military
- 11/02/00 - Bush or Gore Presidency will face hurdles on gay troops:
- 10/03/00 - Tory pledge to re-impose British gay ban seen as unlikely
- 09/19/00 - University of California Study Finds Gays Do Not Undermine Australian Military
- 06/28/00 - Study Finds Gays Do Not Undermine Israeli Military Performance
- 04/18/00 - Study Finds Gays Do Not Undermine Canadian Military Performance