“[S]peaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do,” he said.

“对我来说，仅就我个人，我个人相信允许同性恋公开服役是正确的。” 他说，“不管我怎么看这件事，我无法逃离被这么一个现实困恼。

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The repeal means that gay men and women can serve openly in the armed forces, and that the 13,000 soldiers who were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" can re-enlist.

这意味着男女同性恋者能够公开入伍，而那些因“不问不说”政策而被开除的13000名士兵也可以重新参军。

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Fifty-eight percent of those surveyed for the Pew Research Center poll said they favor having openly gay people serve in the military, while 27 percent were against it.

在接受皮尤研究中心展开的调查的人中，58%的人说他们主张让公开同性恋身份的人在军中服役，27%的人反对。

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"It is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

A USA Today/Gallup Poll last May showed that fifty-eight percent of conservatives and Republicans supported letting gays and lesbians serve openly.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

The year before, the U.S. military repealed its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly.

CNN: Activists hail a watershed moment in gay rights movement

Mr Obama has promised to repeal the Defence of Marriage Act and to let gays serve openly in the armed forces.

ECONOMIST: Gay marriage

Gays may serve openly, without fear of prejudice and they seem to fight and fit in perfectly well when they do (see article).

ECONOMIST: Equal rights in America's armed forces