Honoring LGBTQ Resilience Amid Rising ThreatsEach June, we celebrate Pride Month to honor the dignity, resilience, and contributions of the LGBTQ community. But Pride is more than a…Jun 6Jun 6
To Fight for LGBTQ Rights Today, Look to the Past.Remarks made to Stonewall Delaware, August 13, 2022.Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
Citizenship and the Armed Forces:Why Repealing of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Was Critical for LGBTQ EqualityNov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
A 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…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Teach 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…Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
What Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Says About Today’s Cancel Culture“Don’t ask, don’t tell,” which was repealed ten years ago, was the ultimate in cancel culture.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…Oct 10, 2021Oct 10, 2021
The 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…Sep 27, 2021Sep 27, 2021
Leadership 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…Sep 24, 2021Sep 24, 2021
9/11 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.Sep 10, 2021A response icon1Sep 10, 2021A response icon1
Restoring U.S. Global LeadershipHow should the next Administration reassure allies of U.S. commitment to global cooperation and persuade the American public that…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
