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Congress' failure to repeal the shameful "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is a devastating loss to the gay and lesbian service members who put their lives on the line for this country every day — and for Americans everywhere who believe in fairness and equality.

Rest assured that the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û will not give up on this fight. We are 100 percent committed to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and will do everything we can to bring about its demise.

Watch this video of my colleague James Esseks, head of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's LGBT Project, as he speaks about the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's commitment to fighting DADT:

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