Dec 18, 2010
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Moves Forward In Senate
Gay & Lesbian Soldiers Can Serve Openly
The Senate today rejected the christian hate agenda and voted to move forward with repeal of the United States military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. The 63-33 vote all but guarantees passage of the bill and repeal of the 17 year old policy.
The DADT mandate forced America’s roughly 120,000 Gay and Lesbian soldiers to hide their natural born sexual orientation or risk discharge.
An overwhelming majority of Americans, including Republicans, supported repeal of this discriminatory policy which has weakened unit cohesion and military readiness over the past decade. The only organizations still supporting the discrimination of United States soldiers are a few marginalized yet very vocal christian hate groups who actively lobby for imprisonment and execution of Gay and Lesbian Americans.
A recent government study showed 70 percent of American military personal had no problem with Gay and Lesbian soldiers serving openly. Not surprisingly the most vocal opposition to repeal inside the military came from christian chaplains claiming their religious rights would be infringed by forcing them to accept the “homo lifestyle”.
The United States is embroiled in two wars and could no longer maintain the vicious christian policy which forced Gay and Lesbian soldiers to lie about their lives and dismissed these valuable military assets if they spoke the truth. Registered christian hate groups such as the American Family Association and the Family Research Council have intentionally weakening the United States military to promote their agenda of violence against Gay and Lesbian soldiers.
This is a great victory for Gay and Lesbian Americans.
Be alert as you celebrate…expect retaliation from christian hate groups opposed to equality.
