Senate Panel Votes to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

[frigidmagi]

NYTimes

[quote]he Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted to let the Defense Department repeal the ban on gay and bisexual people from serving openly in the military, a big step toward dismantling the Clinton-era policy widely known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.â€

[LadyTevar]

And the House of Representatives have reached quorum, voiting to remove DADT.

[General Havoc]

Good riddance to bad legislation.

[The Minx]

It isn't gone yet, the legislation hasn't passed the Senate yet, nor has it been signed, and it only gives the Pentagon the authority to end DADT when they've done a study on the effects of ending DADT which has yet to be reviewed by them. So there are still hurdles remaining.

[Charon]

I thought for the most part the study was more a "How do we incorporate gays into the military" study, not a "Do we let gays into the military" study.