National News Write-ups resulting from Convention and Lobby Days 2004:

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17 May 2004

• Chicago Pride – Gay Veterans to Lobby Congress

22 May 2004

• DC Metro Weekly – Photos from the Military Ball presented by SLDN and the American Veterans for Equal Rights at Hamilton Crowne Plaza

27 May 2004

28 May 2004

• Human Rights Campaign OP-ED – Fighting for Freedom
• Cybercast News ServiceActivists Urge Congress to Repeal Military’s ‘Gay Ban’ – although SLDN is mentioned and AVER is not – a remarkable percentage of the lobbyists were and are AVER members.

29 May 2004

• Chicago Tribune – Gay veterans wage new battle at home – this is an Archival link.

04 June 2004

• PlanetOut.com – Military’s hypocrisy finally hits home – Letters from LGBT Service Members about their own service experiences.