After winning his election in 1992, President Clinton proposed creating a way to allow homosexuals to actively serve in the military. After taking office in 1993, the president signed legislation addressing homosexuality in the military. This policy was called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the legislation stated that demonstrating or engaging in any homosexual activity would be against all good morals and discipline in the military. The policy created stated that a service member may also be separated if he or she claims to be homosexual or bisexual, or words to that effect. This statement creates a rebuttable presumption that the member engages in homosexual acts or has a propensity or intention to do so. The envoy will however have the opportunity to refute this presumption by demonstrating that he does not carry out homosexual acts and does not have the propensity or intention to commit them. (Feder 3) According to the DADT, members of the armed forces could be discharged for the following reasons: “1) The member committed, attempted to engage in, or solicited another to engage in one or more homosexual acts; 2) the member has declared that he or she is “homosexual” or “bisexual”; or 3) the member married or attempted to marry someone of the same sex. (Feder 3) To summarize, you could be gay and serve in the military but you couldn't be open about your sexuality. At the 2007 Democratic presidential primary debate, along with Barack Obama, other politicians such as Hilary Clinton and former Senator John Edwards said they would eliminate the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy if they were to be elected president. In May 2010, the Senate and House Committees approved an amendment that would end the...... half of the document......and. Np, nd Web. 26 Feb. 2014. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell: New Study Reveals Number of Soldiers Who Quit Due to DADT | The New Civil Rights Movement." The new civil rights movement RSS. Np, nd Web. 26 February 2014. A Year Out: An Assessment of the Impact of DADT Repeal on Military Readiness. 2012. [e-book] pag. 4.5. http://www.palmcenter.org/files/One%20Year%20Out_0.pdf [Accessed: March 25, 2014].Shapiro, Lila. A "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" study shows no negative effects on the military one year after repeal. "The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, September 10, 2012. Web. March 25, 2014. Parrish, Karen. "U.S. Department of Defense." Defense.gov news article: Same-sex couples can apply for new benefits by October NP, 11 February 2013. Web. 12 April 2014. Cannistra, Mary Kate, Kat Downs and Cristina Rivero. Washington Post, nd Web. 11 April. 2014.