I need you to check out this story. If that isn't a shining example of why the military's current anti-gay policies need to go, I don't know what is. People should not have to live like this, not when they are serving in defense of our country. The only thing that DADT improved (if you can even use that word) is that it is no longer a dishonorable discharge from the military, as it would have been for David.
The policy needs to end, and not in a quaint little "when the time feels right" time-frame that we've recently been blindsided with. The time will never "feel right" for bigots, same goes for marriage equality. It is the Government's job to force these changes and do what is right and correct. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the President to live up to his promises, and I think it's fair to call him out on his presumed failures when his people are making statements to the effect of "Yeah… we don't really care about DADT…. TY for you Vote though! LYLAS!"
Check out David's blog, then feel free to copy and paste my letter to Obama from yesterday and send it to the President. Or write your own. Modify it and send it to your Representative and Senator. This policy has to go, and it's going no where as long as we allow our Government to sit back and do nothing.
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