Homosexual Rights
The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was recently voted to be repealed by the House. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, according to Wikipedia, is “the act that prohibits any homosexual or bisexual person from disclosing his or her sexual orientation or from speaking about any homosexual relationships, including marriages or other familial attributes, while serving in the United States armed forces.” A New York Times article, written by James Dao, talked about the difficulty of the transition from a force that barred homosexuals from service to a completely open force where straight and gay people served and lived together.
I recently had a mock trial in my U.S. history class of Romer v. Evans, a case about homosexual rights. My teacher told us that we were discussing this topic because it is the great issue of our time. He said that it was important for the students of our generation to understand the issue because we will be able to vote the futre and make an impact.
I’m not exactly sure how the Asian American community feels about same-sex marriage, but I am certainly hoping that they support it.
— Ben F.
You can read more about the New York Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/us/politics/29gays.html?hp
You can also read more about “Dont Ask, Don’t Tell here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell
