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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In another historical moment in the post-”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era, the U.S. Air Force Academy this week graduated its first group of openly gay cadets.
Trish Heller, who heads the Blue Alliance, an association of LGBT Air Force Academy alumni, told ABC News that her group had connected with at least four members of the class of 2012 receiving diplomas this week who had come out publicly as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. There were likely others, she said.
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ABC reported that gay cadets at all the U.S. military service academies have been forming clubs and support groups, slowly making their existence known online and at campus social events.
The Air Force Academy group – called Spectrum – was officially sanctioned earlier this month and had about 30 members from across all classes, its organizers said.
The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which prohibited openly gay service members, was approved in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton as a compromise toward ending a long-standing ban on allowing gays in the U.S. military.
The policy was officially repealed in September 2011 after Congress passed a law in 2010 formally ordering repeal.
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Progress!!! Yay!!
Hua! That’s what I like to see!
I love Men in Uniform
One step at a time, over and over again!
awesome
Love it, time’s are changing
about time
Finally!
Rock on!
hooya!
Happy Memorial Day to ALL of our heroes!
It’s about time……..If they can go to war and engaged in dangerous missions for their country the least we can do is to give them the respect, love and acceptance THEY SO DESERVE…..And we wonder why does so many around the world hate us Americans……..Thank you to the great forces and powers to at least let great men and women BE ALL THAT THEY CAN BE with RESPECT and DIGNITY after all we are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICAS.
Finally! :D
so proud of our younger generations…so wonderful to see this level of “hey, like no big deal” <3
Love this. Beautiful.
Awesome!
a trifle behind times but great!
Way to go USAF!!
Thank you God for equal rights for all. I just love to see great things happen in history.
Congratulations Cadets and the sky did not fall nor the ground open up and swallow the world, right Pat Robertson?
Hoo-rah Air Force. :D
were making steps forward i think