******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 5, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Madison, WI) — On August 30, three young Americans attempted to enlist in the U.S. Army. When military recruiters abruptly terminated their enlistment process, it brought to eighteen the number of openly gay men and women who have been […]
Right To Serve
Right to Serve Video Part 1
[youtube=rHPFFF0_mEw] Get Flash Player. (required to play) This is part 1 of the video clip of the Right to Serve enlistment in Minneapolis, MN on May 30, 2006. The Right to Serve campaign for summer/fall 2006 is a project in 31 cities around the country working to end the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy of […]
Right to Serve Video Part 2
[youtube=fvJWvDi3zB0] Get Flash Player. (required to play) This is part 2 of the video clip of the Right to Serve enlistment in Minneapolis, MN on May 30, 2006. The Right to Serve campaign for summer/fall 2006 is a project in 31 cities around the country working to end the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy of […]
Right to Serve: Weekly Updates
Right to Serve Update for the Week of October 9th, 2006 Since the beginning of the summer, forty-three young, gay Americans have attempted to enlist in the U.S. military without lying about who they are or whom they love. In seventeen cities across the country, those involved with the Right to Serve have been denied […]
Young Gay Americans Denied the Right to Serve Their Country with Openness and Dignity
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 22, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org****************************************** (Austin, Chicago, Oklahoma City) — This Tuesday and Wednesday, in cities across the nation, gay youth are attempting to enlist in the military without lying about who they are or whom they love. These young leaders are part of the […]
Arrests Kick Off Gay Youth Activists’ Campaign to End "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 17, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jacob Reitan, 952-212-8311, jake@soulforce.orgHaven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Philadelphia and Minneapolis) — Eleven youth activists were arrested yesterday as they sat in peaceful protest at National Guard recruitment centers in Philadelphia and Minneapolis. Earlier in the summer, Jarrett Lucas, Marissa Cotroneo, and Shane Bagwell in Philadelphia and […]