Congressman Gilchrest has courageously defended freedom and fairness for all Americans during more than 15 years in Congress. He stood with Log Cabin in 2004 and 2006 by voting against the anti-family marriage amendment. Congressman Gilchrest is also one of Log Cabin’s strongest allies in the fight to end the military’s discriminatory "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy. He is a co-sponsor of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which would allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces. He said, "Not only does it [Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell] take money away from purchasing armor for Humvees, there’s a lot of very skilled people that are being taken out of the military who are hard to replace."