The President of the United States, Barack Obama, signed this Wednesday (22) a law that allows homosexual soldiers to admit their sexual orientation within the Armed Forces, banning the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ("don't ask, don't tell" ), created in 1993 by then-president Bill Clinton.
"I'm very happy. This is a very happy day. I want to thank all of you, especially the people on this stage. Each of you worked so hard on this," Obama said, as he overturned the country's 17-year-old legislation.
"We are not a country that says don't ask, don't tell. We are a nation that says among many, we are one", added the president, during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Department of the Interior, in Washington.
The new law, which comes into force within 60 days, will be strictly applied, the president assured. "We're not going to drag our feet on this," Obama promised.
