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The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
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The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)
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The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked... Read allThe strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.

  • Directors
    • Fenton Bailey
    • Randy Barbato
  • Stars
    • Carl Levin
    • Robert Gates
    • Mike Mullen
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    • Directors
      • Fenton Bailey
      • Randy Barbato
    • Stars
      • Carl Levin
      • Robert Gates
      • Mike Mullen
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    • 1Critic review
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      • 2 nominations

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    Carl Levin
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    Robert Gates
    Robert Gates
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    Mike Mullen
    Mike Mullen
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    John McCain
    John McCain
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    Joe Lieberman
    Joe Lieberman
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    Nathaniel Frank
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    Aaron Belkin
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    Alan Steinman
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    Gore Vidal
    Gore Vidal
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    Dixon Osbourn
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    Lawrence Korb
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    Leonard Matlovich
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    Margarethe Cammermeyer
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    Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton
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    Norman Schwarzkopf
    Norman Schwarzkopf
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    Dick Cheney
    Dick Cheney
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    Phil Gramm
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    Sam Nunn
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      • Fenton Bailey
      • Randy Barbato
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    8/10
    Very well done
    This is a great documentary of how the don't ask don't tell policy affected many service members but also gives a good history timeline of how the ban on LGBT service members even started. The only thing I believe that could have been done better, is to highlight other circumstances for service members who had to lie about who they were. For example, a lesbian is sexual assaulted and cannot publicly testify that she did not want to be intimate with the predator because of her sexual orientation. On the other side of the coin, men who assaulted could not come forward because they would have been ousted and/or ridiculed for being gay, and probably dishonorably discharged instead of receiving support and advocacy.
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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ni se pregunta ni se cuenta
    • Production companies
      • HBO Documentary Films
      • World of Wonder Productions
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      1 hour 25 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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