The few, the proud and the gay

After 17 years, the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell,” policy seems to be slowly coming to an end. The White House vowed to end DADT, but put the task in Congress’s hands.

Congress members, who are concerned about getting votes, put the task in the military’s hands. The armed forces were too slow to make a move, so the Log Cabin Republicans took the task to courts where a federal judge ruled that DADT was unconstitutional.

However, DADT is still in place as the federal judge’s ruling is being appealed.
Getting rid of DADT is like watching sausage being made. On one level I understand DADT. Someone’s sexual orientation or what they do in the bedroom is really nobody’s business. Continue Reading