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With the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy now officially over, Boston lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents are continuing to assert themselves to keep striving for equal rights. A group called GetEQUAL plans a protest at the State House today so transgender Americans can also serve in the military. The rally will also call for general equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender from all levels of government. Now that the DADT policy is finished, Harvard is officially welcoming ROTC programs back to campus. more ›

A reporter named Nicholas Ballasy of something called cnsnews.com asked Frank about the apparently pressing issue of gay soldiers showering with straight soldiers. Frank's most clever retort to a very flagrant gotcha query was "We don't get ourselves dry cleaned." more ›

President Barack Obama made good on one of his 2008 campaign promises today by signing the the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy." The Senate voted to repeal it on Saturday, paving the way for the end of the 17-year old policy that forced the discharge of 14,000 soldiers. more ›

• Rep. Ed Markey wants more information from Facebook on how to keep private information private. [Bloomberg.com]

• The town of Norton banned teachers from listing students as friends on Facebook. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]

• ISO-New England of Holyoke says the region set an all-time electricity consumption record in July of 2010. [Boston Globe]

• According to the latest AAA survey, the Mass. gas average price is up $0.10 cents to $2.739. [Boston Globe]

• Punxsutawney Phil, aka the rodent to Bostonist, says winter isn't over yet. [Washington Post]

• Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates both told Congress they support President Obama's decision to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military. [FoxNews.com]

• President Barack Obama visited Nashua (N.H.) High School North on Tuesday to promote a $30 billion plan to get banks to loan to small businesses. [WBZ]

On Tuesday, CNN reported that President Obama will extend "health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees" by signing a memorandum on Wednesday. As more states begin to recognize gay marriage, this could be seen as another reason for supporters of gay marriage to be optimistic that gay marriage will be allowed in any state. As Bostonist recently illustrated, attitudes on this issue still inspire heated exchanges and intense emotions. The President has recently been criticized by gay rights groups because his Justice Department supported the Defense of Marriage Act in court despite candidate Obama's pledge to try to repeal it. Obama has also not carried out his promise to drop the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. more ›