Senate Repeals Don't Ask, Don't Tell

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With just a signature from President Obama, a ban on openly gay servicemembers will no longer be the law of the land

Comments

[effervescent]

\o/ About time.

Now, if only they'd turn their attention to DOMA...

[brewsternorth]

That might well be next just as a consequence of DADT's repeal...

[popehippo]

PARTY POST, Y/N?

[whimsicalwoo]

This is seriously awesome.

[ladylothwen]

I'm so happy they repealed it. It's about time really. So archaic. It took the sting out of the 9/11 First Responders bill not passing.

[brewsternorth]

I think the federal law has passed, but now the UCMJ will have to be revised to fall into line.

(someone who knows more details than I, feel free to correct me.)

[snvrz]

it'll take a while before it actually goes into effect + even when it does, there'll still be homophobia that'll keeps queers closeted