Work to Lift Ban on Gays Serving Openly in the Military (Don't Ask, Don't Tell)
President Obama has kept this promise:
"Obama will work with military leaders to repeal the current (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) policy and ensure we accomplish our national defense goals." — Barackobama.com
Source: Obama letter to the LGBT community
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Pledge to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in SOTU Address
Jan. 28, 2009
[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/gays-applaud-obama-pledge-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy-state-of-the-union/story?id=9687078]
Pentagon supports ending 'don't ask, don't tell' law for gays in military
February 3, 2010
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020200251.html]
A repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' is probably years away
February 15, 2010
[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/15/dont_ask_when_repeal_of_gay_ban_wont_be_soon/]
Uh, folks, are you still updating this site? September of 2011 ring any bells?
Thanks for the heads up Anon (above). We got behind in updating this wiki. Busy. busy, busy…
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