President Biden recognizes 10-year anniversary of the end of 'don't ask, don't tell,' a policy that forced gay and lesbian military service members to hide their sexuality.
a policy that forced gay and lesbian military service members to hide their sexuality.
Though an estimated 13,000 service members were discharged under"don't ask, don't tell," the total number of service members discharged due to their sexual orientation or gender identity is estimated to be much higher:are thought to have been forced out between World War II, when the U.S. first explicitly banned gay service members, and 2011, when"don't ask, don't tell" officially ended.
"As a U.S. Senator, I supported allowing servicemembers to serve openly, and as Vice President, I was proud to champion the repeal of this policy and to stand beside President Obama as he signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act into law," the president said in Monday's statement. It also confirmed Shawn Skelly as assistant secretary of defense for readiness, making her the first transgender person to hold the post and the highest-ranking out trans defense official in U.S. history.
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