Today the Senate voted to repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" and sent the meseaure to President Obama, who is expected to sign the legislation into law next week. Please note: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is still in effect and will remain in effect for sixty days after Obama signs the bill into law. Please visit […]
right to serve
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Report Release & Key Points
UPDATED WITH REPORT RELEASE:SURROGATE TALKING POINTS: WARNING TO SERVICE MEMBERS: As the U.S. Senate is poised to take up repeal, service members still cannot come out. Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a national, legal services and policy organization dedicated to ending "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" (DADT), has a free, confidential hotline for anyone with questions or […]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Vote Delayed: Take action today
Thank you for your support on the attempt to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Senate Republicans blocked the bill that contains the repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" from even receiving an up-or-down vote. Not a single one broke ranks. It’s an outrage. But this doesn’t mean the fight is over. Senate majority leader Harry […]
Executive Director to Join Dialogue with Servicemember’s Legal Defense Network
Two weeks ago, Soulforce Executive Director, Dr. Cindi Love and Soulforce Founder, Rev. Mel White, went to Washington, D.C. to meet with eleven LGBTQ advocacy groups, including the Servicemember’s Legal Defense Network. Dr. Love has been invited to join the conference calls with SLDN to provide insight regarding the influence of fundamentalist religious leaders within […]
Soulforce Responds to Cancellation of Gay Navy Vet’s Memorial
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: August 13, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Arlington, TX) –Last week High Point Church, a nondenominational megachurch, canceled a memorial service for Navy veteran Cecil Howard Sinclair because the deceased was gay. According to the Dallas Morning News, High Point’s pastor defended the decision to […]
Six Vassar Students Arrested in Times Square Protest Over "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: November 5, 2006For Immediate ReleaseContact: Haven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org****************************************** (New York, NY) — Six Vassar College students were arrested at 3 p.m. Friday at the Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square. The students were holding a peaceful sit-in to protest the federal policy that denies openly gay Americans the right to […]