Prominent Op-Eds

Admiral Joe Sestak, Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 2009 – ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Must Go

General John Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Washington Post, June 19, 2009 – Gays in the Military: Let the Evidence Speak

Brian Hughes, former Army Ranger who was part of the team that rescued POW Jessica Lynch during the Iraq War
The Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2009 – Gays Have Served Honorably During the War on Terror

Owen West, former Marine Corps officer, Iraq War veteran, and son of former Asst. Sec./Def. Bing West
The New York Times, February 08, 2009 – An About Face on Gays in the Military

Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett, former Deputy Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
The Washington Post, July 24, 2008 – Defending Our Values

Bob Barr, former Republican congressman from Georgia
The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2007 – Don’t Ask, Who Cares

Stephen Benjamin, former Navy Arabic linguist who was fired under DADT
The New York Times, June 08, 2007 – Don’t Ask, Don’t Translate

Captain Josh Gibbs, Maine Corps officer who was relieved of his position after publishing this op-ed
The Marine Corps Times, April 23, 2007 – It’s Time to Allow Gays to Serve Openly in the Military

Alan Simpson, former Republican congressman from Wyoming
The Washington Post, March 14, 2007 – Bigotry That Hurts Our Military

General John Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The New York Times, January 02, 2007 – Second Thoughts on Gays in the Military

Lt. Colonel Allen Bishop, professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point
The Army Times, March 14, 2005 – Gays in the Military: It’s a Question of Liberty