Don't Ask Don't Tell Suspended

Judge orders military to stop enforcing 'don't ask, don't tell'

"U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' permanent worldwide injunction orders the military "immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced" under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy."

This is welcome news, it's about time the discriminatory practice was halted. Our fellow gay and lesbian citizens who bravely and actively choose to serve our country deserve our respect and our thanks, not our derision. I also have full faith that our national defense will not be compromised by the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell, because I think those who fear that our military's morale will be undermined by the decision simply severely underestimate the strength of character our veterans and active service members possess.