Saturday, January 29, 2011

Gates Says New Military Policy on Gays Can Start Soon; New York Times, 1/28/11

Thom Shanker and Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times; Gates Says New Military Policy on Gays Can Start Soon:

"Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that the military could be ready this year to carry out the repeal of a ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces, and that he has accelerated efforts to revise training and regulations...

“Our troops come from every corner of this country — they are black, white, Latino, Asian and Native American. They are Christian and Hindu, Jewish and Muslim,” Mr. Obama said. “And, yes, we know that some of them are gay. Starting this year, no American will be forbidden from serving the country they love because of who they love.”"

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