Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization
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The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy authorization was a U.S. federal measure that formally allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals to serve in the military only if they concealed their sexual orientation, prohibiting both open service and official inquiries into it.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DADT | 1 |
| Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | 1 |
| Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 | 1 |
| Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy | 1 |
| Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1539406 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization Context triple: [103rd United States Congress, enactedLaw, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization Target entity description: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy authorization was a U.S. federal measure that formally allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals to serve in the military only if they concealed their sexual orientation, prohibiting both open service and official inquiries into it.
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A.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
-
B.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
-
C.
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, formally established and empowered the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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D.
United States v. Chelsea Manning
United States v. Chelsea Manning was the high-profile court-martial of U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, resulting in a landmark conviction under U.S. military and national security law.
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E.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT-related policy
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U.S. federal policy ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization
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surface form:
DADT
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization ⓘ
surface form:
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
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| appliesTo | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| appliesToGroup |
bisexual people
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gay people ⓘ lesbian people ⓘ |
| associatedWithDebate |
civil-military relations over LGBT inclusion
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unit cohesion and morale in the military ⓘ |
| characteristic |
banned open service by gay, lesbian, and bisexual personnel
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required concealment of sexual orientation ⓘ restricted official inquiries into sexual orientation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
discrimination against LGBT service members
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forcing service members to hide their identity ⓘ leading to loss of trained and experienced personnel ⓘ |
| domain |
LGBT rights in the United States
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civil rights ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| effect |
allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve only if they concealed their sexual orientation
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led to discharge of service members who were found to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual and open about it ⓘ prohibited military personnel from asking service members about their sexual orientation ⓘ prohibited openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual people from serving in the U.S. military ⓘ prohibited service members from disclosing their sexual orientation ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
branches of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| goalClaimed | to balance military needs with political opposition to open gay service ⓘ |
| historicalContext | followed earlier outright bans on gay service members ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
became a central issue in U.S. LGBT rights debates
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influenced later policies on transgender military service ⓘ |
| justificationUsed | claimed to preserve unit cohesion ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal statutory and regulatory policy ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 ⓘ |
| repealEffect | allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve openly in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| repealEffectiveDate | 2011-09-20 ⓘ |
| scope |
applied to National Guard when under federal authority
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applied to active duty personnel ⓘ applied to reserve components ⓘ |
| startTime | 1993 ⓘ |
| subject |
gay, lesbian, and bisexual military service
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sexual orientation in the military ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction |
service eligibility restriction based on sexual orientation
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speech restriction on disclosure of sexual orientation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization Description of subject: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy authorization was a U.S. federal measure that formally allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals to serve in the military only if they concealed their sexual orientation, prohibiting both open service and official inquiries into it.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy
this entity surface form:
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization
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alsoKnownAs
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization
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this entity surface form:
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization
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alsoKnownAs
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization
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this entity surface form:
DADT