Stars And Stripes: Former generals, admirals question military gay policy

Former generals, admirals question military gay policy
Seek repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, December 1, 2007

Twenty-eight retired generals and admirals released a letter on Friday urging Congress to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ law, according to a report in Friday’s New York Times. The letter’s release marked the the 14th anniversary of the policy that allows gay men and lesbians to serve in the military but only if they keep their orientation secret.

“We respectfully urge Congress to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy,” says the letter, a copy of which Stars and Stripes also received.

The officers said in the letter that “scholarly data show” that 65,000 gay men and lesbians now serve in the American armed forces and that there are more than 1 million gay veterans.

“They have served our nation honorably,” the letter states.

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