The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has prevented gays from openly serving in the military is no more, and the top military officer in America shared that its repeal has resulted in a stronger U.S. military. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared “Today, with implementation of the new law [...]
Today, it all becomes official: the estimated 49,000 service members who serve “in the dark” in as far as their sexual orientation is concerned may now reveal their true identities, as they 18-year-old policy that has prevented them from serving openly in the military is officially lifted today. However, that there will be no fireworks [...]
After eleven years of being together, a Navy officer and his partner were finally able to make their relationship official, by getting married as soon as the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prevented gays from serving openly in the military was lifted. Lt. Gary Ross, 33, married Dan Swezy, a 49-year-old civilian, at Duxbury’s [...]
The ban on gays and lesbians serving in the military – otherwise known as “don’t ask, don’t tell” – is set to be officially lifted on Tuesday. The journey down the road to that moment, however, has already begun. The fear of discovery has slowly faded among gay and lesbian service members, when investigations and [...]
The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has kept gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military will soon be a thing of the past, and the partners of those who are in the service and have been living in silence about their relationship all these years could not help but feel joy and [...]
The United States military marked another milestone on Friday, after President Barack Obama signed a certification that puts an end to the ban against gays openly serving in the military – a policy that has come to be known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The Navy Times shared that the President signed the certification on [...]
