Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal
On September 20th, the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy became history. This victory for the gay community ended a 17-year battle for equality. The official policy did not tolerate discrimination against closeted gay service members, but still barred openly gay persons from being in the service. According to the Service Member’s Legal Defense Network, over 12,500 service members were discharged from the U.S. military since Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was signed into law. After 15 years of inaction, President Obama signed the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010. We spoke with Matt Bruno, the program coordinator for AU’s GLBTA Resource Center about the implications of this repeal. He emphasized that although this is a victory for the gay community, the fight for full equality is far from over.
Story by Neeti Upadhye and Laura Brown, url for video coming soon!
