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Some Anticipate a Non-Event While Others Expect Significant Problems LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the eve of the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," (DADT) predictions about the impact of the policy's demise diverge sharply. On one hand, according to Professor Aaron Belkin, the repeal of DADT will be a non-event. "What the research shows," he said, "is that operationally, repeal is no big deal. Sure, there will be isolated adjustment issues. But overall, the...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tuesday, September 20, will mark a civil rights milestone for the United States. By order of Congress, the 17-year ban on gay men and lesbians serving in the military -- commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell" -- will be overturned. But how did this historic change come about? And why did it take so long? In "How We Won: Progressive Lessons from the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the second e-book from The Huffington Post, Aaron...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night's victory by pro-life and pro-family Republican candidate Bob Turner in New York's Ninth congressional district offers a lesson for legislators who believe they can abandon their constituents who support marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The seat was once held by now-U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and has not been held by a Republican since the 1920s. Family Research Council Action PAC (FRC Action PAC) Chairman...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) has confirmed that GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain will speak at the Values Voter Summit this October 7-9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Mr. Cain joins other Republican presidential candidates, including Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), at the annual gathering of pro-family...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Federal District Court Judge Christopher Conner in Harrisburg, PA, ruled that the individual mandate in President Obama's 2010 health care law is unconstitutional. He differed from other federal judges' rulings thus far in that while he did not strike down the entire law, he struck down two additional sections of the law that he deemed non-severable from the individual mandate. These sections make it illegal for insurance...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) has confirmed that GOP presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) will speak at the Values Voter Summit this October 7-9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Gov. Perry joins other Republican presidential candidates, including U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), at the largest annual gathering of pro-family activists...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) criticized the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for dismissing two Obamacare cases. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080930/FRCLOGO) FRC President Tony Perkins made the following comments about the decision: "We are profoundly disappointed but not surprised by this ruling from a panel of the 4th Circuit. The questions asked by the judges during oral argument strongly suggested that they...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action (FRC Action), the legislative advocacy arm of the Family Research Council, launched a radio ad campaign today that will run on 20 stations across North Carolina. The ads, which will run from today through Monday, ask voters to call their state legislators and urge them to vote for adding a marriage amendment to the ballot next year. The ad also encourages listeners to attend a rally at 11 a.m. Eastern on...

Studies by psychologists at the University of Toronto reveal that when it comes to white men, being straight may make you more likable but in the case of black men, gays have a likability edge. In one study, 22 women and nine men viewed 104 photos of straight and gay black and white males and rated their likeability on a scale of one (not likable) to seven (extremely likable). Participants were not informed that some of the men pictured were gay. While overall, white straight men were...

Mandatory sensitivity training should be an essential part of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal, says TAU researcherAs the U.S. military prepares for the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT), policymakers are looking to other military bodies around the world that have successfully integrated gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) soldiers into military service. Now a new study from Tel Aviv University suggests that an integrated support and education dimension is essential to the...