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During World War II, the U.S. Army established a policy that discharged homosexuals regardless of their behavior. In 1981, the Defense Department prohibited gay and lesbian military members from serving.
November 1993, the Defense Authorization Act put “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” into effect, allowing gay and lesbian citizens to serve in the military as long as they did not make their sexual orientation public.
On December 18, 2010, the Senate overturned the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy by a 65-31 vote, which President Barack Obama signed a few days later. The repeal allows gay and lesbian military members to serve openly in the armed forces.
The heterossexual society can show their sexuality and serve the army with no charges or fear, the repeal creates an equality between homo and heterosexual, where both of them can serve the army and be open about their sexuality without being charged.
People couldn't be their true selves they had to hide who they were and give up their dreams. The people against the act where the ones that identify as homosexual and wanted to serve the military
Against
Presence of LGBTQ+ individuals in any branch of the military would undermine the ability of people to carry out their duties.Defense Department prohibited gay and lesbian military members from serving in its ranks with a policy that stated, “Homosexuality is incompatible with military service.”
I've got to show the world
All that I want to be
And all my abilities
There's so much more to me
Somehow, I'll have to make them
Just understand
I got it well in hand
And, oh, how I've planned
I'm spreadin' love
There is no need to fear
And I just feel so good
Every time I hear
This part of the song descvribe pretty much what the repeal is there for. People don't wanted to be judge by their sexuality, they have so much to show, abilities and values that were not based on their sexual orientation. They also wanted to make the world understand that they are like anyone else, they just want to spread love and not be judged. They just want to be free and be who they are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGO19YOaw6U
Nowadays the LGBTQ+ community has grown drastically and gained more space in society. They now have more equal rights than they once had in the past. However there still so much intolerance towards their sexuality coming from heterossexual people. In some places they still have to hide their identity because there’s a chance they still can suffer consequences. The society need to include them as anyone else, they are people with same capable abilities as a heterossexual person, there’s nothing different. I believe is more something about intolerance than anything else.
Since the repeal was announced the LGBTQ+ community that desired to join the military can now join and be open about their sexuality without being punished for being who they are.
This legislation opened more opportunities for this specific community, allowing them to be part of something by being themselves. It also can be a model to other areas to open the same opportunities for the LGBTQ+ giving them the same rights as everybody else.