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'Don't ask, don't tell' repealed: Lady Gaga and other celebrities react on Twitter
"Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), a 17-year-old bill passed during the Bill Clinton Administration, which many believed represented a severe step back for gay rights and the civil rights movement has been repealed, according to the Washington Post.
"This victory belongs to all who fought to end #DADT," tweeted President Barack Obama. "Let our allies in Congress know how grateful we are for their help."
DADT, which forbid gay soldiers in the United States military from serving openly, was struck down in the U.S. Senate on Saturday, Dec. 18. It was a decisive vote of 65 to 31, with eight Republicans crossing the aisle to join 57 Democrats.
"Can't hold back the tears+pride," tweeted Lady Gaga, who had been using her pop star status to campaign for the bill's repeal. "We did it! Our voice was heard + today the Senate REPEALED DADT. A triumph for equality after 17 YEARS."
Gaga is joined by other celebrities, who also reacted on Twitter:
Ellen DeGeneres, "The Ellen Show": Thank you Senators for pushing us one step closer towards full equality. #NOH8 #LGBT #DADT
Danny DeVito, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": DADT good news. Way to go House and Senate. way to go Obama & everyone who worked for Repeal of DADT.
Audra McDonald, "Private Practice": Couldn't tweet my joy cuz kid was playing her piano recital but now I can...(Sing along) DING DONG DADT IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother": #DADT REPEALED! So proud of Congress for making the right decision Now all soldiers can serve with integrity A gr8 day #NOH8
Boris Kodjoe, "Undercovers": About time! The repeal of #DADT is finally official. Live and let live. Auf geht's! Well done! RT @BarackObama: By ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," no longer will patriotic Americans be asked to live a lie in order to serve.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family": Stepping closer to Equality! Good Job America!!!! Don't Ask Don't Tell closer to being on the "Remember-how-crazy-it-was-when..." list!
Adam Busch, "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer": Good on you, America. #DADTRepealed
Andy Cohen, "Watch What Happens Live": HOLY EQUALITY! Yes, Gays, there is a Santa Claus. I just decided to enlist!
Brad Goreski, "The Rachel Zoe Project": what an amazing milestone!
Kathy Griffin, "My Life on the D-List": You got it. How about...FINALLY! Equality IS coming! #DADT RT @IMTHESUN: @kathygriffin talk about DADT news! please!
Olivia Munn, "Attack of the Show," "Perfect Couples": Go ahead - Ask. Tell. #finally
Sophia Bush, "One Tree Hill": In the direction of practicing kindness, #DADT was finally repealed! Yay! One step closer to equality and recognition!! #AboutF@$&ingTime
Austin Nichols, "One Tree Hill": #DADT was repealed!!! Yah Humans!! Good job. WE ARE ALL ONE PEOPLE!!
Sandra Bernhard, comedian and actress: we did it! go tell it on the mountain, your gay and strong and loyal and sexy and can kick anybodies a** you want, goodbye dadt!
Ricky Martin, singer: One step closer to #equality!! #DADT is gone!Historical! #lgbt
Kathy Najimy, "King of the Hill," "Sister Act": having a big rave celebrating The repeal of the oppressive and soul sucking DADT! we're toasting w/Jaeger & praying now they will repeal WAR
We'll add more as we see them!
Editor's note: We were unable to find any celeb tweets that outright tweeted against the repeal. We'll post if we do.
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Yeah I get to join the military now and take hot showers with a bunch of soldiers... yipeeee...I hope I get to go to camp Tinkerbell..
No, Ramone, you get to go to Camp Moron, a special camp just for you.
So there are no negative reactions from any celebrity at all? Or are they afraid to let their feelings known in this liberal society?
Don't ask
Don't tell
Don't give a #@%&!
dadt was put in place to PROTECT gays so they could serve in the military - before dadt, if they "served" and were discovered they were kicked out, often with a well deserved beating for hitting on a straight. No one wanted, or wants, one of those things to hit on us. Its disgusting we had to put up with them serving with and gawking at us. The good news is with dadt repealed we can kick them out when find them - dadt was the only "right" they had and its been repealed, so we'll NEVER have to shower with those fine examples of perversion again.
Now how about a bill to repeal ignorace and plain stupid people?!?!?!
I wonder if all these Libs know that it was one of their own, Bill Clinton who signed this bill into law in the first place?
I wonder if all these morons know that the DADT policy signed by Bill Clinton was a compromise to prevent the military from actively searching out and removing gays and lesbians from duty?
Who the hell cares how "celebrities" feel about this? Are they in the military in any sense of the word? (Unlike the celebrities of the greatest generation who had a disregard for their won self interest or the danger they were in.) No they haven't the balls to a) go into an actual combat or a zone where combat is occurring (with the exception of Pat Tillman, One Hell of an American Patriot!!!), b) have an actual sense of pride, faith, and respect for the military, or c) have a sense of patriotism toward the United States. As far as I'm concerned those celebrities with their heads so far up their ***** they can't tell common sense from their own sh*t. What the hell does their thought really matter to the common person? Oh lady Gaga thinks its okay so it must be okay. How f*cking stupid is that? So if celebrities came out in favor of slavery, heroin, and gang rape would that make you in favor of it? I wouldn't put it past most of the idiotic retarded losers who have no common sense and are just sheep.
Jack, I believe both Gary Sinese and Adam Baldwin have made frequent forays into combat zones to support the troops there. Certainly both have given their heart and souls to supporting our troops, and shouldn't be lumped in with the generic Hollywood "celebrity".