C. Dixon OsburnTo Fight for LGBTQ Rights Today, Look to the Past.Remarks made to Stonewall Delaware, August 13, 2022.4 min read·Aug 15, 2022----
C. Dixon OsburnThe Republicans Caused InflationThe common wisdom is that Democrats will lose in the midterms because the party in power typically loses seats. Pundits predict a…4 min read·Aug 4, 2022--1--1
C. Dixon OsburnTout the Biden Record“[More than 6 in 10 Americans say [President Joe Biden] has not accomplished much after 10 months in office, including 71 percent of…5 min read·Nov 15, 2021--1--1
C. Dixon OsburnCitizenship and the Armed Forces:Why Repealing of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Was Critical for LGBTQ Equality4 min read·Nov 12, 2021----
C. Dixon OsburnA Veterans Day Tribute To Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell HeroesEvery current or former service member is extraordinary for two simple reasons: they agreed to defend our nation against enemies even at…4 min read·Nov 11, 2021----
C. Dixon OsburnTeach our history“Who knows who Barbara Gittings was?” I asked my staff the day after she had died in 2007. Only three of the 16 staff members raised their…4 min read·Oct 20, 2021----
C. Dixon OsburnWhat Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Says About Today’s Cancel Culture“Don’t ask, don’t tell,” which was repealed ten years ago, was the ultimate in cancel culture. It required gays to keep their identity an…3 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
C. Dixon OsburnThe Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Revolution Was TelevisedIn 2008, Peter Singer, a senior fellow at the staid Brookings Institution, published a monograph cheekily titled “How TheReal World Ended…7 min read·Sep 27, 2021----
C. Dixon OsburnLeadership Lessons of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”One of the things I learned while advocating for repeal of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” the military’s ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service…5 min read·Sep 24, 2021----
C. Dixon Osburn9/11 Changed the Debate on Gays in the MilitaryThere were many factors leading to the repeal of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” ten years ago on September 20, 2011. One of them was 9/11.5 min read·Sep 10, 2021--1--1