In Historic First, Military Leaders Call for Repeal of Ban on Openly Gay Servicemembers

For the first time, the Pentagon’s top leaders have called for an end to “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the military policy barring gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military. We get reaction from Alexander Nicholson, a former Army intelligence officer who was discharged for being gay, and Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban the Military and Weakens America.