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Sep 20, 2012 · On this day in 2011, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was finally and formally repealed, allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly in our nation’s armed forces.
Dec 22, 2010 · With his signature today, the President put in motion the end of a policy that has hurt our military as a whole, that has forced thousands of those who serve to do so under a cloud of anxiety and isolation, and that has stood as a symbol of the barriers to unity and equality in our country.
Dec 22, 2015 · That changed when, five years ago today, the President signed a bipartisan repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- bringing an end to a discriminatory law that prevented openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual men and women in uniform from serving openly in our Armed Forces.
Dec 22, 2010 · Update at 9:33 a.m. ET: The president encourages those who have been discharged from the military because of don't ask, don't tell to re-enlist.
Apr 6, 2016 · “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a policy that prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the United States military, was in effect from the beginning of the Clinton administration until 2011, when it was repealed under President Barack Obama.
DOD Instruction 1304.26, widely known as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy," prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing non-heterosexual service members who did not...
Dec 23, 2010 · Using 15 ceremonial pens, Obama repealed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, beginning the transition to an armed forces in which gay troops no longer need to conceal their sexual orientation ...
Sep 20, 2012 · Today, September 20, is the first anniversary of the repeal of the law commonly known as "Don't ask, Don't tell (DADT)," which prevented gay men, bisexuals, and lesbians from openly serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Dec 16, 2010 · Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the ban on openly gay and lesbian soldiers serving in the U.S. military, passing legislation repealing the controversial...
Dec 18, 2010 · In a landmark vote that for some echoed the nation’s greatest civil rights struggles, the Senate on Saturday moved resolutely to abolish the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which for...
