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Take a Stand: Don't Ask Don't Tell

Congress is studying whether to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Under the so-called Don't Ask Don't Tell policy put forth in 1993, gays and lesbians have been able to serve as long as they didn't reveal their sexual orientation.

Since then, more than 13,000 troops have been discharged under the policy.

Click the appropriate link below to send your letter to Obama and your Members of Congress.

If you want to maintain the current policy:

Keep Don't Ask Don't Tell:
Don't change military policy on gays and lesbians.

If you want to overturn the current policy:

End Don't Ask Don't Tell:
Allow gays and lesbians to serve openly.

Update: After a week, more than 2,500 letters were sent, with 64 percent opposed to changing the policy and 36 percent in favor of ending it.

-- Ryan Teague Beckwith, Congress.org

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