| | :''Main article'' : [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]] | | :''Main article'' : [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]] |
| | Upon being elected President, Bill Clinton's first act was to propose and win legislation to enforce the [[Department of Defense]]'s "Don't Ask Don't Tell" rule, which has been described by some as a major discriminatory policy legitimizing and promoting [[homophobia]] and [[bigot]]ry, causing untold personel and emotional anguish for thousands of America's service personal.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y</ref><ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y</ref> The Law, enacted by a [[Democratic party]] controlled [[House of Representatives]] and [[Senate]], was found [[unconstitutional]] after a suit brought by [[Log Cabin Republicans]], a homosexual rights and advocacy organization.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39089475/ns/us_news-life/</ref> | | Upon being elected President, Bill Clinton's first act was to propose and win legislation to enforce the [[Department of Defense]]'s "Don't Ask Don't Tell" rule, which has been described by some as a major discriminatory policy legitimizing and promoting [[homophobia]] and [[bigot]]ry, causing untold personel and emotional anguish for thousands of America's service personal.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y</ref><ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y</ref> The Law, enacted by a [[Democratic party]] controlled [[House of Representatives]] and [[Senate]], was found [[unconstitutional]] after a suit brought by [[Log Cabin Republicans]], a homosexual rights and advocacy organization.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39089475/ns/us_news-life/</ref> |