‘Marines will die from this’: John Kelly reportedly bristled at the notion of repealing ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’

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• White House chief of staff John Kelly, a former Marine Corps general, reportedly opposed the landmark repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
• Kelly reportedly suggested that the repeal would put service members’ lives in danger.

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White House chief of staff John Kelly, a former Marine Corps general, reportedly opposed the landmark repeal of a controversial law that barred LGBT service members from serving openly in the US military.

The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act (DADT) ended a 17-year policy put in place by the Clinton administration in 1993. The directive, which Clinton admitted was an imperfect solution, banned LGBT service members and recruits from openly serving; however, prohibited the discrimination or harassment of them.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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