Mark D. White

Mark D. White

This afternoon, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ordered a worldwide injunction against the Clinton-era "don't ask don't tell" policy in the United States military, under which homosexual servicemen and women must keep silent about their sexual orientation. As I wrote earlier, this demeans our proud men and women serving their country, both straight and gay: the straight ones, for being presumed unable to serve among gay comrades, and the gay ones, for being blocked from military service and for being encouraged to lie rather than be duscharged. I hope this ruling stands.