Anti-gay nuts claim that allowing gays to serve openly in the military will result in the mass rape of straight soldiers. Oy. Towelroad is tracking today's DADT action. And the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is asking people to call these wavering members of Congress—all Dems currently leaning "no"—and ask them to join the 78% of all Americans who support the repeal of DADT. Calls from constituents carry more weight. If any Slog readers in Illinois, Arizona, California, Texas, and Colorado see their representatives names on the list below, please take a moment and make a call:

Jim Costa (D-CA) 202-225-3341
Jerry Costello (D-IL) 202-225-5661
Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) 202-225-2190
Gene Green (D-TX) 202-225-1688
John Salazar (D-CO) 202-225-4761