Tag Archives: DADT
Fox Charlotte on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
CRANE organizer Lacey Williams spoke to Fox Charlotte’s Morgan Fogarty on May 28, a day after the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and House of Representatives passed a partial repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Video below…
Click here to view the video at Fox Charlotte’s website.
Be sure to read CRANE’s May 28 statement on the [...]
CRANE statement on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ vote
The Charlotte Rainbow Action Network for Equality (CRANE) released the following statement concerning the U.S. House of Representatives’ and U.S. Senate’s actions to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which passed the Senate Armed Services Committee 16-12 and the House 234-194 on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
The Charlotte Rainbow Action Network for Equality (CRANE) commends the [...]
Wrap-up: A day in D.C. on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
On April 28, six activists and constituents made their way to the Capitol Hill offices of Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan and Reps. Larry Kissell and Mike McIntyre.
Matt Comer, Randy Floyd and Lacey Williams of CRANE were joined by fellow organizers Ryan Burris, James Elks and Melissa Siegel.
Since March, CRANE and activists across the [...]
North Carolina constituents take ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ campaign to Capitol Hill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010
Contact: Matt Comer, 336-391-9528, matt.hill.comer@gmail.com
North Carolina constituents take ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ campaign to Capitol Hill
Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington residents visit with Burr, Hagan, Kissell and McIntyre
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28, 2010 - A group of North Carolina constituents and grassroots activists are taking their message to end the anti-gay “Don’t [...]
Why We March
13,500. In the scheme of cities, and the world, that number doesn’t seem like that much. But in the scheme of the army, 13,500 troops is a force to be reckoned with.
13,500 troops constitute nearly a whole division of soldiers. 13,500 is two to three regiments, taking on combat missions. It’s [...]
Today: Rally on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
CRANE and the Human Rights Campaign will stage a rally and awareness event on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and kick-off CRANE’s March on Myrick campaign.
PRESS CONFERENCE & RALLY DETAILS:
WHAT: Press conference, rally on repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”; “March on Myrick” kick-off
WHEN: Friday, February 26, 2010, 4:30 p.m. (Rally immediately following)
WHERE: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, [...]
Charlotte Observer: Gay-rights group targets Myrick
The Charlotte Observer’s Washington correspondent, Barb Barrett, reports this morning on today’s rally and March on Myrick campaign kick-off:
Gay-rights group targets Myrick
By Barbara Barrett
Washington correspondent
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010
WASHINGTON A Charlotte gay-rights group will ask U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., today to join their fight to repeal the nation’s don’t ask, don’t tell policy, which bans [...]
Congress.org: Activists pressure lawmaker on DADT
CRANE received its first press clipping for our “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” efforts in Charlotte today. Partnering with the Human Rights Campaign, CRANE will stage a rally and local awareness event on the anti-gay military policy on Friday where we will kick-off our “March on Myrick” campaign.
Activists pressure lawmaker on DADT
Local group asks Republican to [...]
Friday: Eric Alva speaks in Charlotte
On Friday, Feb. 26, CRANE and the Human Rights Campaign will stage a rally and awareness event on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the anti-gay law which prevents openly lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Openly gay veteran Eric Alva, a former U.S. Marine staff sergeant, will be [...]
Simple equality
The Charlotte Observer features a photo of a soldier writing a letter to his fiancee, (click photo at right to enlarge) including a small story of how he proposed to her. He’s sitting in an Army barrack in his fatigues. His punishment for openly identifying his heterosexual sexual orientation? Nothing.
If, perhaps, a similar photo had [...]