Employment Law: Cal Legislature Asked to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy

May 13, 2010

Sacramento - The California legislature has approved and passed a resolution urging the federal government to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which greatly affects gays who are serving in the military.

According to reports, the resolution was passed after 51 state Assembly members had voted in favor of it.

Cal Senate has already voted in favor of the resolution, saying that the Congress and President Barack Obama should repeal the policy and just adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement of 2009.

It further suggested that military should adopt a rule that will prohibit discrimination based on a soldier’s sexual orientation.

Under the present federal law, service members are not allowed to discuss their own sexual orientation, said reports.

Critics of this policy claimed that thousands of military soldiers who are lesbian and gay were discharged from the force due to it.

The new resolution will now be handed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.