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What is the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" thing in the military?

I heard about this saying, and that it's homophobic. Could someone please explain this to me?
 sapherequeen posted over a year ago
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LadyL68 said:
It means that they do not accept gays in the millitary. & if u are openly gay, they will reject u...so if u are gay & want to be in the millitary, they won't ask if u are or not, but u cannot say if u are gay or else u will be kicked out...

make any sense???
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Nope. None at all; who cares if the person who is fighting and risking your life for your country happens to love men?
sapherequeen posted over a year ago
xXSweeneyXx said:
If people admit that they are homosexuals while they are serving in the military, then they can nolonger serve.
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And that's just ridiculous.
sapherequeen posted over a year ago
r-pattz said:
It's the kind of thing that causes me to cry myself to sleep at night.
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Me too.
sapherequeen posted over a year ago
alismouha said:
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Rofl.
springely posted over a year ago
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Yep, I have. But usually, wikipedia gives you an endless definition or information, and you'd need to read the whole thing in order to understand. And I currently have no patience for reading long descriptions xD
sapherequeen posted over a year ago
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*Chuckles* You're right,it complicates matters even more.
alismouha posted over a year ago
LifesGoodx3 said:
Basically, they don't ask soldiers if they're gay, so they don't have to lie. They don't tell them that they're gay, and they can be part of the military. If they do tell them, then they can't.

It's ridiculous, it needs to be lifted. If a gay person wants to serve their country, I don't think they should have to hide who they really are.
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And why is it for just the military?Doctors,Engineers,teachers and a lot of other professions serve the country,too.
alismouha posted over a year ago
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I agree, it's completely ridiculous.
sapherequeen posted over a year ago
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