HOWARD BROWN MEETS GOAL PAGE 11 WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 DEC. 29, 2010 TIMES VOL 26, NO. 13 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Obama signs DADT repeal BY LISA KEEN RICK GARCIA OPENS KEEN NEWS SERVICE UP AGAIN ON FIRING Following a dramatic and eloquent speech, on Dec. 22 President Obama signed the legislation PAGE 12 that will launch the repeal of a 17-year-old law that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military. “This is done,” he said, looking up and slap- ping his hand on the table, and the crowded auditorium of an Interior Department building in Washington, D.C., erupted with cheers and applause. The historic ceremony took place less than 24 hours after Republican Senate Minority Leader President Obama signs the DADT Repeal Act of 2010 during a ceremony at the Interior Depart- Turn to page 4 ment in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 22. 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