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don't ask, don't tell

1994-2011 policy on gay people serving in the US military
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don't ask, don't tell
Department of Defense. Defense Information Systems Agency. White House Communications Agency. 6/25/1991- · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

don't ask, don't tell is a policy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of policy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,493 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Commons category: Don't ask, don't tell[4]
  • Start time: December 21, 1993[5]
  • End time: December 22, 2010[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Don't ask, don't tell[7]
  • Main subject: Sexual orientation and the United States military[8], don’t ask, don’t tell[9]
  • Native label: Don't ask, don't tell[10]
  • Repealed by: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki99/LGBT+[12]

Why It Matters

don't ask, don't tell has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
    Country → United States
    Repealed by → Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
    Topic's main category → Category:Don't ask, don't tell
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gsso id: 007594, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157144409|don't ask, don't tell (#157144409)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6077|Gender, Sex"
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