"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Consigned To History -- CBS News/AP
WASHINGTON - After years of debate and months of final preparations, the military can no longer prevent gays from serving openly in its ranks.
Repeal of a 1993 law that allowed gays to serve only so long as they kept their sexual orientation private took effect Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
Some in Congress still oppose the change, but top Pentagon leaders have certified that it will not undermine the military's ability to recruit or to fight wars.
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'Don't ask, don't tell' policy is history -- UPI
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Ends: Ban on Gays Serving Openly in Military Is Repealed -- ABC News
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repealed, gay military personnel can now serve openly in the armed forces -- New York Daily News
'Don't ask, don't tell' formally ends -- The Guardian
Military portrays repeal of gay ban as business-as-usual, after months of preparation -- Washington Post
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Fades Away, Media Say -- NPR
DADT gone, but unequal treatment of gays still here -- CNN
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More News On The Repeal Of DADT
'Don't ask, don't tell' policy is history -- UPI
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Ends: Ban on Gays Serving Openly in Military Is Repealed -- ABC News
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repealed, gay military personnel can now serve openly in the armed forces -- New York Daily News
'Don't ask, don't tell' formally ends -- The Guardian
Military portrays repeal of gay ban as business-as-usual, after months of preparation -- Washington Post
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Fades Away, Media Say -- NPR
DADT gone, but unequal treatment of gays still here -- CNN
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repealed, gay military personnel can now serve openly in the armed forces -- New York Daily News
'Don't ask, don't tell' formally ends -- The Guardian
Military portrays repeal of gay ban as business-as-usual, after months of preparation -- Washington Post
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Fades Away, Media Say -- NPR
DADT gone, but unequal treatment of gays still here -- CNN
Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in military -- USA Today/AP
'Don't ask, don't tell' ends, but 'inequity' remains -- BBC
Coming Out and Fitting In -- The Post-'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Era Begins -- Dr. Jack Drescher, FOX News
'Don't ask, don't tell' formally ends -- The Guardian
Military portrays repeal of gay ban as business-as-usual, after months of preparation -- Washington Post
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Fades Away, Media Say -- NPR
DADT gone, but unequal treatment of gays still here -- CNN
Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in military -- USA Today/AP
'Don't ask, don't tell' ends, but 'inequity' remains -- BBC
Coming Out and Fitting In -- The Post-'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Era Begins -- Dr. Jack Drescher, FOX News