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Pentagon Suspends DADT To Comply With Court Ruling | In compliance with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling earlier this week to immediately end enforcement of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the Pentagon has ordered a moratorium on all discharge proceedings and will begin accepting applications from individuals who openly identify as gay, lesbian, and bisexual.
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Metro Weekly has a copy of the memo sent to the military secretaries.
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Andrew Harmon reports that since the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling earlier this week, “one service member facing discharge under DADT told The Advocate that officials have halted his separation proceedings.”
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