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<title>Fort Drum soldier talks about what it&apos;s like to be gay in the military</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 11, 2011) Just after the repeal of the military&apos;s “Don&apos;t Ask, Don&apos;t Tell” policy, we ran a story gathering a variety of Fort Drum soldiers&apos; reactions to the policy change. Some were comfortable serving with openly gay colleagues; others were not. But there was one group that was noticeably absent from that conversation: gay soldiers themselves. After the story ran, one soldier got in touch with reporter Joanna Richards and wanted to share his story. He said because of the continuing stigma against gays in the military, he wanted to go unnamed. Joanna met with the soldier, who we&apos;ll call Ryan, and his partner, who we&apos;ll call Billy, in a diner near Fort Drum. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18569/20111011/fort-drum-soldier-talks-about-what-it-apos-s-like-to-be-gay-in-the-military">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Soldiers react to end of &quot;Don&apos;t Ask, Don&apos;t Tell&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 23, 2011) The military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of dealing with gay service members officially ended this week. Now, gay soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen can serve openly without fear of being kicked out because of their sexuality. Around Fort Drum, some soldiers cheered the change, while others expected it to cause new problems. Joanna Richards reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18468/20110923/soldiers-react-to-end-of-quot-don-apos-t-ask-don-apos-t-tell-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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