According to this article by the Associated Press, an organization of West Point alumni called "Knights Out" is gaining notice for specifically stating their goal is to target the current policy of "Don't Ask Don't Tell".

I have two perspective on this I guess. First, as an LGBT activist, I'm all for it, and it's great to hear. Anytime someone stands up for LGBT civil rights and equal treatment it's good news.

The Obama Administration will join 66 other countries and sign the UN Gay Rights Document that calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality worldwide. The document was originally introduced in December during the Bush Administration and declares that there shall be an end to human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity. When it was introduced the US was the only western country not to endorse it.

Um, can I get a woohoo? I'm not saying Obama is perfect, but he's a far sight better than the last 8 years. Bush was elected for the first time in, what, 2000? I was in the middle of 8th grade. He's the only president I, and most of my friends for that matter, really paid attention to in terms of policy issues. We came of age with a president who many of us felt did not respect us or stand for our rights, values or personal freedoms. So, in this sense? Yeah, Obama rocks.