MPDN: Dump ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Societal pressures forced gay men and lesbians to live under a sort of “don’t ask, don’t tell” doctrine for generations. In 1993, that policy became the U.S. military’s official means of conveniently overlooking the fact that homosexuals are among its ranks. It’s time the military came out of the closet, and allowed its soldiers to do the same. President Barack Obama is in a position to do just that, with both Congress and public opinion in his corner. He is under pressure from gay rights activists to sign an executive order repealing the de facto ban on gays in the military, and a White House spokesman told the Associated Press that the president “is intent on making progress” on the issue. Let’s hope he puts pen to paper sooner rather than later/ Doug Bauer , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here .

Question: Is it time to end the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and to allow gay men and women to serve openly?