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With a 65-31 vote in the United States discharge until Pentagon officials complete
Senate Saturday, December 18, an entire mandatory implementation plans. Obama
year’s worth of advocacy, protest, resistance, stated during a speech prior to the signing of
filibusters and reviews came to at least a tem the bill that his administration would not he
porary halt when a stand-alone repeal bill for “dragging our feet to get this done.”
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” was approved. Follow
In Portland, and Oregon at large, support
ing two separate GOP-led filibusters in the for repeal was widespread, especially from
Senate—one in September and one coming entities such as Veterans for Human Rights
just days before the stand-alone bill was in and the Human Rights Campaign’s Portland
troduced and pushed through the House— Steering Committee. Local veterans dis
equality activists rejoiced the end of the 17- charged under DADT expressed the familiar
year-old ban against gays serving openly in sentiment that this vote was long overdue.
the U.S. Armed Forces.
“I am happy that the gay community is now
It was a hard-fought
legally allowed to serve
battle for repeal advocates “I was an A p a c h e
openly and without fear,”
like Defense Secretary
said Sharon Murtagh,
h e lic o p te r m e c h a n ic
Robert Gates, whose De
whose moving speech at an
partment of Defense com a n d I c o u ld never
HRC brunch in August
pleted a review of the ef
roused sympathy for those
understand how m y
fects repeal of DADT
who were forced to lie
might have on the nation’s sexual orientation
about their sexuality to stay
military readiness. The
in the military. “We as a
a ffe c te d m y a b ility to
yearlong review concluded
community may now honor
m
y
jo
b
and
perform
that “some limited and iso
a principle and duty as citi
lated disruption to unit co
th e a b ility to serve my zens of our country without
hesion and retention” could
fear of dismissal. We owe it
occur but that the effects country."
to everyone who served in
would not be long lasting
-SHORTY MOLES silence and fear, or died in
or widespread. The findings
silence, to remember it was
cushioned a swifter call to action in the lame their strength and honor that moved our
duck session of Congress and the Senate, and country to end DADT.”
President Barack Obama signed the bill into
Portland photographer Shorty Moles was
law on Wednesday, December 22.
discharged under DADT while serving in
Still, as advocacy groups warned in the Afghanistan after being harassed for months
days following the president’s historic sign- by her command.
ing, repeal will not immediately go into effect
“I was an Apache helicopter mechanic and
until the government goes through additional I could never understand how my sexual ori-
steps to roll back the old policy. This means entation affected my ability to perform my
that for the time being, gay servicemcmbers job and the ability to serve my country,” said
are being encouraged not to reveal them- Moles.
selves, as they would still be vulnerable to
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