Time to review policy on gays in US military: Powell
American attitudes have changed and the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy toward gays serving in the U.S. military should be reviewed, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell said on Sunday.
President Barack Obama favors overturning the policy, which bars gay troops from serving openly in the military. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked military lawyers to look at ways to make the law more flexible, hailed by gay rights groups as a “seismic political shift”.
“The policy and the law that came about in 1993, I think, was correct for the time,” Powell said on CNN’s State of the Union.
“Sixteen years have now gone by, and I think a lot has changed with respect to attitudes within our country, and therefore I think this is a policy and a law that should be reviewed.” he added.
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In New Mexico, Democrats vote for gay marriage platform KOB.com -
New Mexico Democrats are one step closer to adding gay marriage to the official party platform.
A vote Saturday by the Democrat Central Committee approved the marriage equality measure 309 to 35.
Democrats’ support for gay marriage comes after a setback for gay rights in the state earlier this year. A little over a month ago, lawmakers shot down a domestic partnership bill during the last legislative session.
Newly re-elected party chairman Brian Colon says gay marriage goes along with other civil rights.
“All marriage should be treated equally, regardless of the parties involved and that’s really what the Democrats said today,” he said. “Equality is important for all New Mexicans regardless of gender.”
Political blogger Joe Monahan says the gay marriage battle has a long way to go in New Mexico
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