Don't Ask, Don't Tell?

In a hearing before the House Armed Services subcommittee last Wednesday, lawmakers examined the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for the first time since the law was passed in 1993. Opponents of the policy told lawmakers that it harms the military by preventing otherwise qualified people from enlisting and by requiring highly trained personnel to be discharged. A number of recent polls show that Americans are in favor of allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. Larry talks with Aaron Belkin, Director of the Michael D. Palm Center (formerly the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities) and Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, about whether or not to reform the policy of banning homosexuals from the military.