Very soon, gay American soldiers will be able to be asked about their sexual orientation – and will be permitted to tell the truth, without fear of expulsion from the armed services. Last Saturday, the United States Senate voted 65-31 in favor of repealing a 17-year-old policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT).
Set up during the administration of former U.S. president Bill Clinton, DADT was a compromise that attempted to allow gay people to serve in the military without getting around the military’s ban on homosexual soldiers. Despite the degree of freedom allowed under DADT, almost 14,000 gay men and women were kicked out of the U.S. military over the last 17 years.
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Taiwan has a conflicted attitude towards homosexuality. Gay people are not necessarily welcomed in society, and many local homosexuals report hiding their sexuality from their relatives. But there is also almost no organized opposition to “the gay lifestyle” in Taiwan as there is in many nations.
Full Story from The China Post
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