Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Joe Biden marks the ninth anniversary of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ending
Presidential candidate Joe Biden marked the ninth anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell yesterday. DADT allowed gay people to serve in the military provided they kept quiet about their sexuality.
Although the legislation stopped the dismissal of some LGBTI people, it forced them to live in the closet. President Barack Obama repealed DADT in 2011, when Biden was Vice President.
Biden issued a statement to LGBTQ Nation. He called the repeal of DADT a ‘big step toward justice, fairness, and equality.’ ‘I was proud to work with President Obama, members of Congress, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the military services, and the advocacy community to end this discriminatory policy,’ he said. ‘And I remain proud today to stand with the
