The United States Senate voted to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy Saturday, effectively allowing gay men and lesbians in the military to be open about their sexual orientation, according to The New York Times.
The law, which was passed in 1993 under President Bill Clinton's administration, was criticized by many for discriminating against homosexual troops. The repeal, which passed the Senate by a 65-31 vote, fulfills President Barack Obama's promise to reverse the ban.
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"By ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' no longer will...
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Anna Paquin says she never considered her bisexuality to be a secret before she came out to promote gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.
"It wasn't like it was a big secret. It was just a cause I cared about and privately supported, but not one that I had ever had an ...
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On this week's Celebrity Apprentice, the two teams compete to make the best ad commercial for Right Guard deodorant. First off, the ladies find out they're down not one, but two players for this challenge because Sharon is out sick and Cyndi has to travel to Washington D.C. for the day. This gives Holly the perfect opportunity to step up as project manager, and Curtis volunteers to be the project manager for the guys' team.
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Anna Paquin says she's bisexual.
The Oscar winner, who's engaged to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, made the declaration in a PSA video for the True Colors Fund, a nonprofit co-founded by Cyndi Lauper that promotes ...
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This week, TV confused us. On Ugly Betty, little Justin kissed a girl... and a boy. Lost threw us for a loop by making bad-boy Sawyer a cop. American Idol's Kara DioGuardi made us ask: Ignorance or just a really dry sense of humor? And the titular heroine of The Good Wife went bad, cheating on her cheating husband with her attentive boss. Welcome to Top Moments: Land of Confusion Edition.
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