The United States Senate has approved the repeal of the don’t ask, don’t tell policy that prevented gays from serving in the armed forces. The measure heads to President Obama who is sure to sign the repeal.
Washington CNN — The Senate will hold a final vote on “don’t ask, don’t tell” at 3 p.m. Saturday.Earlier Saturday, the Senate voted 63-33 to proceed to a final vote to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy which bans openly gay people from serving in the armed forces.President Barack Obama called the advancing of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal toward a final vote a “historic step toward ending the controversial policy.”"It is time to close this chapter in our history,” Obama said.
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