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Obama will ask in State of Union for end to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Posted by Iowa Civil Rights Commission on January 27, 2010 at 7:49 PM

President Obama will call for a repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy during Wednesday night's State of the Union address, White House officials said Wednesday afternoon. The policy forbids openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the military, and requires their discharge should they tell fellow servicemembers about their sexuality.

 

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Categories: Obama, LGBT, Military

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