I wish I’d started posting these letters at the start of this event. It’s a little late to catch up now, so I’m just going to post a link to the main SLDN: Frontlines Blog. You should go read these stories. They are powerful testimony to why the LGBT community is so insistent on repealing DADT now.
"Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama" is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership at this critical point in the fight to repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" (DADT). Every weekday morning as we approach the markup of the Defense Authorization bill in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, SLDN and a coalition of voices supporting repeal, will share an open letter to the President from a person impacted by this discriminatory law. We are urging the President to include repeal in the Administration’s defense budget recommendations, but also to voice his support as we work to muster the 15 critical votes needed on the Senate Armed Services Committee to include repeal. The Defense Authorization bill represents the best legislative vehicle to bring repeal to the president’s desk. It also was the same vehicle used to pass DADT in 1993. By working together, we can help build momentum to get the votes! We ask that you forward and post these personal stories.
RELATED: Just saw this over on Towleroad. California GOP Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher proves beyond a doubt that you don’t have to be a close-minded idiot if you’re a Republican. It’s a beautiful, impassioned speech in support of the repeal of DADT.
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