Newspaper Reports: Obama Won’t Tackle Gay Troops Ban Right Away

Posted on November 25, 2008
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America’s next president will not immediately tackle the question of lifting the ban on openly gay troops, says a Nov. 21 article in the Washington Times.

The article cited the President-elect’s transition team, who, reported the Washington Times, indicated that it might not be until the year 2010–the year of the midterm elections–that Obama takes on the ban, which has been in place since the early years of the Clinton administration.

The article quoted the executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a group that supports gay and lesbian soldiers.

Said Aubrey Sarvis, “I think 2009 is about foundation building and reaching consensus.”
Newspaper Reports: Obama Won’t Tackle Gay Troops Ban Right Away
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