Policy change coming soon
President Barack Obama says he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The "don't ask, don't tell" policy allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they don't disclose their sexual orientation or act on it.
Obama said this country cannot afford to cut from the military's ranks people with needed skills for fighting. He made the comments to thousands of gays and lesbians at a fundraising dinner Saturday night for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay-rights group.
Since Obama took office in January, some advocates have complained Obama has not followed through on promises to push top gay rights issues.
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