The US Senate has voted to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which prohibited GLBT people from serving openly in the US military.
Welcome to the 20th Century, America. (Assuming that Obama actually signs this into law)
Of course, the wingnuts screaming about religious liberty and America's moral decline.
The argument that this will somehow damage the military is simply a red herring. Canada, and many other NATO allies have long had openly gay servicemembers, and it hasn't negatively affected the capabilities of the military in any of those countries.
As for it "ending religious liberty" in the US military, I don't see that at all. It perhaps limits the ability of the screaming whackjob religionists to point at GLBT servicemembers and demand that they be fired from their jobs, but since when was it ever reasonable to fire someone for their sexual identity?
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Only the 20th century? :)
For the US? I'd say 20th century is being generous!
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