Tomorrow, September 19 at the stoke of midnight DADT will become a part of history as the American military forces join the rest of the civilized world in allowing homosexuals to serve openly.
The US military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy regarding gays and lesbians serving in the US Armed Forces has been the subject of controversy since it was introduced in 1993.
DADT was intended as a compromise, one that prevented questioning military recruits about their sexual preferences. It has since been used as a license to conduct homophobic witch hunts, resulting in unprecedented numbers of career soldiers, most with medals for distinguished service, being discharged when their sexual preferences were noted.
From 1994 to 2010 there were 13,650 military people discharged under the DADT policy.
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