Obama to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

By Jim

Near the end of his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for repeal of the 1993 “don’t ask, don’t tell” law for the military.  ”This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because... »

Obama Promises To End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ In The Military

By Jim

“I will end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’” President Obama said at the Human Rights Campaign fundraising dinner for the nation’s largest gay advocacy group on Saturday night. The Washington Post reported that, recounting the ongoing effort to bring full civil rights to gays and lesbians, the president said: “I’m here with a simple message:... »