| | Clinton, the first President born after [[World War II]], represented the "baby-boom" generation. | | Clinton, the first President born after [[World War II]], represented the "baby-boom" generation. |
| | :''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. The law passed by the Democratic Congress has been described as a major discriminatory policy which promoted and legitimized [[homophobia]] and [[bigot]]ry. ''[[Time magazine]]'' reported it caused untold hardship and emotional anguish for thousands of American 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 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. The law passed by the Democratic Congress has been described as a major discriminatory policy which promoted and legitimized [[homophobia]] and [[bigot]]ry. ''[[Time magazine]]'' reported it caused untold hardship and emotional anguish for thousands of American 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> In 2010 the law was found [[unconstitutional]] in federal court 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> |