Ernesto Londoño

New York Times

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Editorial board member of the New York Times,and author of the Times' 'Transgender Today' series; former reporter the Washington Post  ; former former froreign correspondent for the Washington Post

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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed four years ago.  This Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter extended the full range of discrimination protections to gays and lesbians .

The Armed Forces and Gender Identity

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed four years ago.  This Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter extended the full range of discrimination protections to gays and lesbians .

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