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Obama to end military gay policy

US president Barack Obama tells America's largest gay group he will end a ban on gays serving openly in the military. Ref. Source 2

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Good and Bad news...
Good news for all the gay population who wants to be out and open, bad news for them because they are serving in a military with people who are disgusted by their choices and will take it out on them physically. I see a lot of people getting hurt by this, just another example of how Obama thinks he is doing good but he's just slamming America's finger in the door.

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No longer can a drill instructor accuse a soldier, who is falling behind in boot camp or other training, using a metaphor of "You are moving as though you are as 'gay' as a homo" because he may just be gay! I wonder how the guys on submarines will feel about this?

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Protesters demand US gay rights

Thousands march in Washington in support of gay rights, a day after the president vowed to end a key military service policy. Ref. Source 7

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"Love Is Worth It": Iraq War Vet Facing Discharge for Violating "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Helps Lead Massive Rally for Gay Rights

President Obama has once again pledged to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," which bars openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military. But many queer activists are frustrated with Obama for neither following through on previous vows nor offering a new timetable. We speak with West Point graduate and Iraq war veteran Lieutenant Dan Choi, who's facing discharge from the military for revealing he is gay. He was among tens of thousands that marched in Washington, DC on Sunday for gay rights. Ref. Source 3

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Navy veteran combats "don't ask, don't tell"

The rejuvenated debate over the military's policy on gay service members has focused attention on a 23-year-old Navy veteran in San Diego who says he suffered prolonged sexually oriented hazing while serving as a dog handler in Bahrain. Ref. Source 8

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I do not know what the big deal is. gays have been serving in the military for a long time now. It has not lessened our forces in any way. We are still one of the best trained highly mobile forces around. I doubt that this is going to change because the gay men and women of the armed forces are able to be more open about it.

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In Historic First, Military Leaders Call for Repeal of Ban on Openly Gay Servicemembers

For the first time, the Pentagon's top leaders have called for an end to "don't ask, don't tell," the military policy barring gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military. We get reaction from Alexander Nicholson, a former Army intelligence officer who was discharged for being gay, and Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America. Ref. Source 8