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End Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Sponsored by: Gillibrand for Senate

The military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy is an unfair, outdated measure that violates the civil rights of some of our bravest, most heroic men and women.

Recently Kirsten Gillibrand, who replaced Hillary Clinton as U.S. senator from New York, convinced Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin to agree to hold hearings on DADT this fall. These hearings will be the first formal re-assessment of the policy since Congress passed the law in 1993! Although this is a critical milestone on the road to repeal, our work is not done.

We must all join together to speak up on behalf of the brave men and women who want to serve their country. Stand with Kirsten Gillibrand in support of repealing DADT and show that America is ready to do the right thing for its LGBT military personnel.

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goal: 10,000

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I stand with Kirsten Gillibrand in support of repealing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. DADT is an unfair, outdated measure that violates the civil rights of some of our bravest, most heroic men and women.

Numerous military leaders are already telling us that this policy should be reversed. Having lost over 13,000 of our brightest to this policy, including 800 in "mission critical" areas such as 10% of our Arabic and Farsi speakers, and wasting nearly $200 million in training and recruitment costs, the time for change is now.

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America's LGBT military personnel deserve better than "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- I support its immediate repeal!

We signed the “End Don't Ask, Don't Tell” petition!

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4:58 pm PST, Nov 20, Dana Nelson, Florida

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4:32 pm PST, Nov 20, Ariel C, Canada

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4:12 pm PST, Nov 20, Nancy Draper, Florida

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3:07 pm PST, Nov 20, Jason J Green, Virginia

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2:46 pm PST, Nov 20, Janine Boguslawski, New York
iT IS UNFAIR AND OUTDATED AND NOT LOOKING AT THE SOLDIER AS A PERSON.

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12:33 pm PST, Nov 20, Jason Teichman, California

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12:15 pm PST, Nov 20, Peter Crocker, United Kingdom

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11:47 am PST, Nov 20, FreeSpirit Running, Florida
Stand by our Americans!

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11:42 am PST, Nov 20, Ant Man, Ohio
Americans are Americans .... we should be proud of ALL who serve ....

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11:33 am PST, Nov 20, Stephen Weatherby, Georgia

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11:24 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, California

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10:25 am PST, Nov 20, Kristin Fischer, Maryland

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10:20 am PST, Nov 20, Laura Bretschneider, Sweden

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10:00 am PST, Nov 20, Lulu Hermans, Belgium

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7:02 am PST, Nov 20, Linda Isham, New Jersey

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4:38 am PST, Nov 20, Camelia Zara, Italy

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2:56 am PST, Nov 20, Keeley Player, Spain

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2:38 am PST, Nov 20, Claire Bracken, United Kingdom

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2:33 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Estonia

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2:03 am PST, Nov 20, Tyler Whitt, Idaho
Because all DADT does is keep more patriotic Americans from serving their country. It also promotes that homosexuals are somehow second-class citizens, and deems them unworthy to serve alongside heterosexuals.

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10:12 pm PST, Nov 19, Carys Jones, Canada

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10:07 pm PST, Nov 19, Antoinette Musmanno, New York

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9:48 pm PST, Nov 19, Ruben Gomez, California

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6:51 pm PST, Nov 19, Brande Pickerel, Washington

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6:11 pm PST, Nov 19, Stephen Johnson, Maryland
The LGBT citizens in this country have every right to defend this country as any one else.

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5:06 pm PST, Nov 19, Tiffany Holsen, Pennsylvania

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4:31 pm PST, Nov 19, Robert Rafferty, Illinois

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4:19 pm PST, Nov 19, Rhonda Fazenbaker, Maryland

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12:41 pm PST, Nov 19, Elizabeth Packard, Indiana

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12:01 pm PST, Nov 19, Mateja Cimpersak, Croatia

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11:47 am PST, Nov 19, Patricia Lahtinen, Washington

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7:44 am PST, Nov 19, Margie K. Glod, Texas

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6:19 am PST, Nov 19, Lisa Scarcella, Florida

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