In Praise of DADT

Before you light the fire under a pot of tar or rip open pillows to get feathers, remember who’s writing this and read further. I’m just as thrilled as any of you that our GLBT brothers and sisters will now be able to serve openly and with pride in the US military, and that their spouses and partners should finally get the recognition and support that has always been offered to the spouses of heterosexual members of the military. And yet, I wish to praise “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” because— I’m about to show my age here— I well remember that it was a major step forward in GLBT rights.

( What DADT accomplished )

So, let’s celebrate the victory of GLBT’s being finally allowed to serve in the US military openly and proudly, but stop vilifying DADT, and let’s celebrate it as the important first step that it was. Thanks, Bill.