Washington DC Adult Entertainment: GOP Gay Rights Group Wants Halt To ‘Don’t Tell’
Written on July 23, 2010 – 9:49 pm | by larrylibido
Government attorneys have said Congress should decide the fate of the policynot a federal judge. They presented only the policy’s legislative history in their defense.
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of service members but requires discharge of those who acknowledge being gay or are discovered to be engaging in homosexual activity, even in the privacy of their own homes off base.
Log Cabin Republicans, which includes former and current members of the military, said more than 13,500 service members have been fired under the law since 1994.
Testimony from former service members ranged from a decorated Air Force officer who was let go after his peers snooped through his personal e-mail in Iraq, to a sailor whose supervisor concluded he was gay after he refused to visit prostitutes.
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