Don't Ask Don't Tell

As my generation dies off, discrimination against gays and lesbians will disappear, hopefully. And there is some hope that we might not have to die before we see some more progress.

According to TheDailyBeast.com, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, of all people, is calling for hearings into possible repeal of this heinous failed experiment.

In an exclusive to the blog's Jason Bellini: After determining she didn’t have enough votes in support of a temporary suspension of the ban on gays in the military, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tells The Daily Beast she has secured the commitment of Senate Armed Services Committee to hold hearings on “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” this fall. It would be the first formal re-assessment of the policy since Congress passed it into law in 1993.

A statement from the Gillibrand’s office, shared exclusively with The Daily Beast, notes that “265 men and women have been unfairly dismissed from the Armed Forces since President Barack Obama took office.”

Today marks the 400th entry on my blog: ascension at the stove. I began just under a year ago when the tension from the presidential election forced me into writing. I've enjoyed the experience and hope you have, too.