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| Top Defense Officials Seek to End ÎDonât Ask, Donât Tellâ |
| 03 Feb 2010 |
The nationâs top two defense officials called Tuesday for an end to the 16-year-old ãdonât ask, donât tellä law, a major step toward allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the United States military for the first time.
ãNo matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens,ä Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
As a murmur swept through a hearing room packed with gay rights leaders, Admiral Mullen said it was his personal belief that ãallowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would… |
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| Equality California Urges President Obama to Repeal DADT Immediately |
| 28 Jan 2010 |
ãWe appreciate President Obama reiterating his commitment to repeal Donât Ask Donât Tell, but words do not end discrimination ö actions do. We call on President Obama to immediately cease discharging openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service members and to take a stand for equality in the military.ä - Geoff Kors, Equality California
Equality California called on President Obama to immediately end the discriminatory federal policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell,ä after the President reiterated his commitment to repeal DADT in his State of the Union address.
ãWe appreciate President Obama reiterating his commitment to repeal Donât Ask Donât Tell, but words do not end discrimination ö actions do,… |
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