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Huffington Post: Repealing DADT Is a Major Step Forward, But There’s Still More Work to Be Done
By Christine C. Quinn, Speaker, NYC City Council
The night Don't Ask Don't Tell formally ended, I was at a celebratory event at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. While I attend many events and cocktail parties in my role as Speaker of the New York City Council, this one was different. People weren't just celebrating the advancement of a major civil rights victory; people were excited that they could reenlist in the army and put their lives on the line to serve our country. At that moment, I could not have been more proud to be an American.
The United States joins a long list of other democratic countries to allow gays to serve openly in the military. This will only strengthen our armed forces. No longer will people with the desire and the skills to serve be prohibited from enlisting because of whom they love.
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