"Lift the Ban" campaign

A national ad campaign from a gay-rights military group will ask Congress to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed forces. The "Lift the Ban" campaign, which launches August 1, is the work of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, or SLDN.

The campaign will use postcards and print ads to bring awareness to the issue and ask people to urge Congress to repeal the antigay policy. The campaign will launch as a postcard ad in Washington, and will be featured in publications throughout the country. To join the Lift the Ban campaign, just sign the petition.