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A survey of 545 service members who served in Afghanistan and Iraq found that 73% are comfortable in the presence of gay men and lesbians.Moreover, the American people recognise that the ban does not make sense: recent polling shows that the American public supports repealing "don't ask, don't tell" by a 55% to 35% margin. Perhaps most importantly, no reputable or peer-reviewed study has ever shown that allowing service by openly gay personnel will compromise military effectiveness. Indeed, the militaries of some of the US's closest allies – including Britain, Canada and Israel – have successfully integrated openly gay men and women into their ranks without incident.

-The Guardian
Jan 28 2009