Don't Ask Don't Tell was signed into law under the Clinton administration. Since then more than 11,000 otherwise qualified service members have been discharged for being gay. Don't Ask Don't Tell is a poor name for a law that requires service members be discharged based on as little as an anonymous tip.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 20:52:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43327/obama-will-wait-on-dont-ask-repeal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident-elect Barack Obama plans to wait a bit before pursuing a campaign promise to overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on homosexuals, reports the Washington Times . The new administration may not bring up the ban on gays in the military until 2010, in order to generate support and avoid another Clinton-esque debacle.http://www.newser.com/story/43327/obama-will-wait-on-dont-ask-repeal.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 21 Nov 2008 10:11:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42939/retired-brass-aim-to-undo-dont-ask-dont-tell.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMore than 100 retired generals and admirals called today for repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays so they can serve openly, the AP reports. The list of 104 former officers who signed the statement appears to signal growing support for resolving the status of gays in the military. Last year, 28 former generals and admirals signed a similar statement.http://www.newser.com/story/42939/retired-brass-aim-to-undo-dont-ask-dont-tell.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 17 Nov 2008 18:03:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33265/anti-gay-rant-makes-hill-wish-it-hadnt-asked.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDon’t ask Elaine Donnelly what she thinks of gays in the military—she’ll tell you. Congress made that mistake yesterday, and the anti-gay activist let out what Dana Milbank of the Washington Post calls an “extraordinary exhibition of rage.” Donnelly warned the panel of the “HIV positivity,” “forcible sodomy,” and “exotic forms of sexual expression” that would no doubt flourish in an outed military.http://www.newser.com/story/33265/anti-gay-rant-makes-hill-wish-it-hadnt-asked.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Jul 2008 10:30:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32830/americans-now-favor-dont-ask-do-tell.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn the 15 years since the inception of the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay servicemen and women, public opinion on the issue has shifted dramatically. In 1993, 44% of Americans said openly gay people should be allowed to enlist; a Washington Post -ABC News poll now puts that number at 75%.http://www.newser.com/story/32830/americans-now-favor-dont-ask-do-tell.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 19 Jul 2008 7:59:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31863/brass-let-gays-serve-openly.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFour high-ranking retired military officers have called on Congress to repeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying that it makes it extremely difficult for gays in the US military, reports AP. Allowing gays to serve openly would not undermine the morale, discipline or effectiveness of units in combat, they concluded, after conducting a study for a California-based research center.http://www.newser.com/story/31863/brass-let-gays-serve-openly.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Jul 2008 22:22:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30675/lesbians-bear-brunt-of-dont-ask-dont-tell.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDebates about gays in the military have focused on men, but new information reveals that lesbians have faced much greater "don't ask, don't tell" challenges. Although women make up only 15% of Army and Air Force personnel, nearly half of the soldiers and airmen discharged for open homosexuality were women. Both the military and gay rights groups are uncertain of what causes the disparity.http://www.newser.com/story/30675/lesbians-bear-brunt-of-dont-ask-dont-tell.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 23 Jun 2008 6:05:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24055/obama-wouldnt-give-chiefs-gay-litmus-test.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions.http://www.newser.com/story/24055/obama-wouldnt-give-chiefs-gay-litmus-test.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Apr 2008 11:10:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14046/dont-ask-dont-tell-dont-go.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe US military, whose resources are stretched overseas, has become far more tolerant of gays. One Army sergeant turned over a video of a passionate kiss with his boyfriend to superior officers and was merely told to go back to work, according to a "60 Minutes" investigation to be aired Sunday. "I don't care if you're gay or not," he said one officer told him.http://www.newser.com/story/14046/dont-ask-dont-tell-dont-go.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 29 Jan 2008 16:24:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13006/vets-activists-fight-dont-ask.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA gay rights coalition marked today, the 14th anniversary of the enactment of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” with a renewed push against the law. Activists planted 12,000 American flags on the National Mall to commemorate the troops discharged under the policy and sent an open letter to Congress signed by 28 retired generals and officers urging its repeal, the Army Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/13006/vets-activists-fight-dont-ask.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 29 Jan 2008 16:24:46 CST