Gays Have Served Honorably

As a candidate, Barack Obama spoke out strongly against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the Armed Forces. He promised a full repeal of the ban if he was elected. But President Obama seems to be backing down from this pledge. The White House now hedges on the issue, saying it supports changing the policy “in a sensible way.”

What’s clear to me, a gay man who served for four years in the military, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, is that the most sensible change would be a full repeal.

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