HEADLINE: Gay rights advocates march on DC

CAPTION: Thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve...

HEADLINE: Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits

CAPTION: As the U.S. Military prepares to allow gays to openly serve, ending a policy commonly known as "don't ask don't tell," men and women in uniform are being trained on...

HEADLINE: Questions remain over implementing 'don't ask' repeal

How will Pentagon enact 'don't ask' repeal in war
time?
How will 'don't ask' re
peal work?
CAPTION: While President Barack Obama...

1. Russian Duma seal on the wall

2. Wide of news confe
rence
3. Cut
away media
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Alexey Pushkov, Chairman of the Duma's Foreign Relat
ions Committee:
"In the Duma, a rather strong...

1. Wide of US flags on Mall

2. Close-up flags, Capitol Hill in backg
round
3. Close-up flags flying
in breeze
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alexander Nicholson, involuntarily discharge
d from US Army:
"I...

HEADLINE: Senate votes to overturn military gay ban

CAPTION: In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to...

English/Nat

Like their US allies, Britain faces a dispute over a ban on gays in the mili
tary.
But a court case opened in London today which could force Britain to fall in line with the ...

HEADLINE: Gay soldier celebrates policy change

CAPTION: Zoe Dunning, a retired U.S. Navy commander who continued to serve after declaring she was gay, describes standing next to President Obama as he signed the repeal of the...

1. Wide view Senate floor as vote starts

2. Various views as Senate vote results are announced - UPSOUND: (English) Senator Mark Begich, Democrat - Ala
ska:
"On this vote the...

HEADLINE: Obama to sign law ending military gay ban

CAPTION: In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President...

In an event held by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Monday in Washington DC, transgender military members from around the world shared their experiences of transitioning in the military.

Flight...

HEADLINE Gates talks Iraq, govt. shutdown, DADT repeal

CAPTION: Defence Secretary Robert Gates told US troops in Iraq they would stay past the withdrawl date, but only if the Iraqi government wanted them. He also...

1. Wide shot of House floor with results of vote graphic overlayed

2. UPSOUND: (English) House Chairw
oman:
"On this vote, the yeas are 234 and the nays are 194, the amendment is
adopted."
3....

June 19 2009

The Royal Plantation Resort, Ja
maica
1. Various of
the resort
Hellshire Beach, Jamaica
, 16 June 2009
2. W
ide of men swimming...

Supporters praised the Pentagon's announcement that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the US military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.Aaron Belkin, an LGBT military expert and director of...

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus had a simple message for 1,500 Marines and sailors on Tuesday: The decision to let women compete for all military combat positions is as irreversible as earlier edicts to integrate blacks and allow gays and...

Supporters hailed the Pentagon's announcement that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.Aaron Belkin, an LGBT military expert and director of...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus057845People in wheelchairs, walking on stilts, riding rainbow-decorated motorcycles and scooters turned out for gay pride events over the weekend in Denver, Colorado. On Sunday, people carried...

Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women and openly gay soldiers, will strengthen the country's armed forces. "Having men and women together in the...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus058474Supporters hailed the Pentagon's announcement that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.Aaron...

Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women and openly gay soldiers, will strengthen the country's armed forces. "Having men and women together in the...

HEADLINE: Congress Debates 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'<br/>
CAPTION: The impact of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy banning openly gay service members from the military was debated on Capitol Hill Wednesday<br/>. (July 23)

HEADLINE: Obama: 'Don't ask, don't tell' ending on his watch

CAPTION: President Barack Obama says the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military will end on his watch. (Oct
. 14)
(FILE
troops) ...

HEADLINE: End of "don't ask, don't tell" nears

CAPTION: With the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" nearing, two former military members are sharing the impact the policy that barred gays from serving...