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Happy Birthday, Bill Hicks: Why We Can Still Learn From, And Laugh At, The Great Critic and Comedian

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

Hicks was one of America's best stand-up comics, but also established himself as an insightful critic of American politics and mainstream culture.

Obama and the End of the Military's Ban on Gays

John Ridley, Huffington Post. November 23, 2008.

With Barack Obama as president it's not just possible. Thankfully, it's probable.

Federal Court Upholds Challenge to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Patrick Porter, Jurist Legal News and Research. May 23, 2008.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of an Air Force major who was fired when her superiors discovered she was in a lesbian relationship.

They Didn't Ask, He Didn't Tell, They Assumed He Was Gay and Targeted Him

Pam Spaulding, August 3, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: After enduring months of homophobic harassment and slurs, a decorated soldier may have been targeted for dismissal by his Army superiors because they think that he is gay.