What do you think of the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell"?

Thank you Mr. President and those members of Congress who worked to have this policy repealed.

It's an honor to serve my country, and I've helped so many people as a hospital corpsman in the United States Navy. I love my job, and I am pleased about the policy being repealed.

Bout time

Honestly, "don't ask don't tell" should not have been an issue to begin with. Why should someone's sexual orientation affect how they or others will perform in dangerous situations?

They're gonna die either way. Who gives a fuck?

YES! Now gay people can openly be minions of the war machine! One step forward for equality, 10 steps backwards for world peace indeed.

This is great for equality and all, but we should all be asking "equality for what?" This just means the military will have the ability to hold on to more of their goons to further their agenda. Government, and our military industrial complex, are immoral institutions indeed.

I still don't see how this is a win for gays... I mean, at best, now they can openly be gay AND murder brown people in other countries. Or die openly gay....

It's a step in the right direction, but it seems as though too many people are ignoring the bigger picture, as usual.

awesome! ill totally fight and die for country that wont allow me to marry :D

I think its better then investing in military. Atleast the corrupted assholes can tell us what their up too. But I doubt it.

I belive in the military in which is all "meat heads" and with so many civilian killings and the killing of fellow soldier Pat Tillman should have been a clue that many gays might die in the military due to many soldiers being homophobic!!!

I think it is finally step in the right direction and a welcome bit of good news in the wake of the last year

I agree with aquamammal. I find it quite shocking that people are so thrilled at this apparent progress of humanity. Look at the bigger picture. 1) We still have an organization of thugs with a monopoly on the use of force. 2) We still have a massive military industrial complex using that organization to fund through force and violence it's warmongering, murdering and empire building ways that benefit the politically connected and uberrich elite at the expense of the surfs.

How does it matter that gay individuals can now openly be a part of this disgusting scam? How are gay people excited about this????? It's so reminiscent of when slaves were granted the right to worship at church every Sunday so they'd be more productive. This, much like this DADT scam, was looked at as progress, yet they were STILL SLAVES!

I'm for equal rights for ALL people, but I'm also for looking at the bigger picture.

1 step for gays to kill themselves for the machine, 10 steps backwards overall for world peace.

LGBT movements should be standing in solidarity with oppressed peoples of the world, not enlisting to murder them. What a waste.

Finally, we have let discrimination go on for far to long.