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Colorado Newspaper Editorial Calls for Repeal

The Daily Camera, the daily paper of note in Boulder, Colorado editorialized this weekend on the need to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Editorial writer Erika Stutzman writes, "It's hard to imagine that Truman desegregating the armed forces 60 years ago was such a bold move, given that minorities had been fighting for the United States since before it’s founding -- but it was. Although national polls have shown the majority of Americans think gays and lesbians should be able to serve openly in the military, there is strong resistance within the military itself. But the U.S. military faced -- and eventually conquered -- the same resistance in its ranks over racial desegregation. The government should end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'" The editorial, which follows SLDN executive director Aubrey Sarvis's recent tour of Colorado, can be read by clicking here.

Labels: editorials

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05-05-08