Over the weekend, a major headline resounded throughout the news: the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The repeal is currently awaiting the signature of President Barack Obama who has stated that he does indeed plan on signing it, enacting it into law. This policy was enacted in 1993 as a compromise by President Bill Clinton. Before Don’t Ask Don’t Tell the military’s policy was to exclude homosexual individuals from the military entirely. With Don’t Ask Don’t Tell openly gay men and women are barred from serving in the military.
With the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, homosexuals can now serve openly in the military without fear of being removed from the service. The end of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy is seen by many as a great victory for tolerance, because no longer will the military be discriminating on the basis of race, religion, sex, and now sexual orientation.
What are your opinions on the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? What was your response to the results of the Senate’s vote? What sort of impact do you think this repeal will have?
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