Last night in his State of the Union address, President Obama called for the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The policy, passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1993, states that openly lesbian and gay individuals pose "an unacceptable threat to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability" and prevents gay and lesbian individuals from serving openly in the military.
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We hope Obama sees this call through to action. We’ll certainly keep you posted as the issue progresses.
