Gillibrand comes out against Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) writes on Daily Kos that she wants to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy on gays in the military.

Of course, it’s hard to separate this from the challenge from the left she’s set to get next month, when Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is on track to announce her primary opposition.

In her piece on Daily Kos, Gillibrand cites her meeting with Lt. Dan Choi, an Arabic translator who was discharged from the military after revealing he is gay:

I am firmly committed to repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Not only am I working closely with Congressman Murphy and Senator Kennedy’s offices to develop support for repeal legislation, but I will be among the original co-sponsors of the bill when it’s introduced. In the weeks and months ahead, I plan to work with Lt. Choi to repair the damage that has been done to his career and spare thousands of innocent, brave men and women, from the same injustice.