WaPo Publishes Another Gauzy Story on Gay Soldiers Celebrating End of DADT
The end of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (DADT) is almost a week-old story, but the Washington Post is still busy churning up gushy human interest stories about gay and lesbian soldiers who are coming out of the closet. “After end of ban, acknowledgment at last,” reads the headline on page B3 of the September 26 edition of the paper. “Gay service members' partners celebrate repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,” noted the subheadline. Staff writer Katherine Shaver gave readers a 16-paragraph feature that ended with a lesbian soldier giddily anticipating telling comrades that her Army Ball date will be her “wife.” As I noted last week, Post staff writer Ed O'Keefe offered two similar puffy stories two days in a row: a Metro section front-pager on September 20 and an A-section front pager on September 21. At the rate the Post is going with you, you have to wonder if they're aiming for one story for each year DADT was in effect.
See the original post:
WaPo Publishes Another Gauzy Story on Gay Soldiers Celebrating End of DADT
Posted by
on September 26, 2011. Filed under