Senate Repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – NYTimes.com

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Repealed   By monkeypuzzle

A significant step towards ensuring full citizenship rights to all Americans, via [NYTimes]: “The Senate on Saturday struck down the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, bringing to a close a 17-year struggle over a policy that forced thousands of Americans from the ranks and caused others to keep secret their sexual orientation.”

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