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A recent poll by the New York Times shows that 71 percent of the American public support “gay men and lesbians” to serve openly in the military. President Obama has vowed to repeal the ban and even Admiral Mike Mullen the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff supports the lift, saying that service members should not be forced to “lie about who they are.”

Even Colin Powell, who as former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1993 advocated for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” now supports the lift saying “attitudes and circumstances have changed.”

Everyone except conservative politicians want to repeal the military’s ban. So why is progress on this issue moving so slowly? And more importantly what are the human costs to our service men and women?

Today we’re talking to former Naval Petty Officer, Second Class Sean Niven. We first spoke to Sean anonymously, under the name “Joel,” five years ago while he was serving in the navy on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) the original nuclear-powered aircraft vessel that inspired the name of the starship Enterprise in the popular TV and movie series Star Trek.

Sean joins us to tell us some tragic stories of two men who suffered and died under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and his own personal loss with the unjust policy.

Listen to this an all the hot news:

Susan Sarandon is puked on by a New York City drag queen.

Apple cracks down on sexy apps from the iTunes music store, pulling over 5000 apps in one week for what they call “overtly sexual content.” Male physique apps like Hunk du Jour are gone while more explicit “Playboy” and PlayGirl apps are still available. Why the inconsistency? What’s wrong with the Parental Controls?

Huey Lewis is the World.

The Tickle Cock Bridge is saved

And another win for a Facebook groups- rumors are flying that Betty White may host a Women of Comedy special on Saturday Night Live.

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