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75% of Americans in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll said gay people who are open about their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, up from 62 percent in early 2001 and 44 percent in 1993.

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    hamy1 month ago

    That's because they are already there. There are and have always been gay people in the millitary. They have served openly and freely and have been accepted by their peers. It was only under close scrutiny that the army decided certain people needed to be kicked out so that they could prove that the DADT policy worked.

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      tkyrchncs1 month ago

      People's fundamental rights should not depend on the whim of public opinion this year.

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