Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is dead

It’s the end of an era. The Senate voted 65-31 to end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.  Take that Old Man McCain.

Despite the great disappointment of DREAM’s failure, today is a great day for patriotic gays and lesbians serving in our armed forces. Thank you Senator Reid and thank you to the eight (yes we are winning this) Republicans who did the right thing:

Scott Brown of Massachusetts

Richard Burr of North Carolina

Susan Collins of Maine

Olympia Snowe of Maine

John Ensign of Nevada

Mark Kirk of Illinois

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

George Voinovich of Ohio

Here is a picture of me with Lt. Dan Choi at this past summer’s Netroots Nation. Harry Reid can can now give him back his ring.