Don't Ask Don't Tell
October 27, 2010 • By Tasan Thompson

Federal judge Virginia Phillips of California passed an injunction on October 12, 2010, to immediately end the enforcement to the" don't ask don't tell" policy in the U.S. military. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the court has only sixty days to review and appeal the case of the seventeen-year-old ban.
 
 
Passed by United States Congress in 1993, the "Don't Ask, Don't tell" policy served to refuse openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual individuals the right to be processed for enlistment in the military. As a homosexual, one is not permitted to disclose their sexual orientation status, neither can one ask about another's sexual preference.
 
 
President Obama stated upon entering the office on January 21: "This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are."
 
 
Many gay rights activists, however, are still in fear that overturning of this policy will be repealed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Thus, homosexuals in the military have been advised to allow their sexual orientation to remain a secret until the bill has fulfilled the sixty days.
 

Another obstacle. If Republicans capture most of the seats in the election slated for November 3, this bill will be even more difficult - if not impossible - next year.


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