25 years after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’, many of the same issues remain.

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U.S. President Bill Clinton addresses the nation about his decision to lift a 50-year ban on homosexuals in the military on January 29, 1993. DAVID AKE—AFP/Getty Images

Former President Bill Clinton unveiled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to America via a grainy C-Span telecast from the National Defense University in Washington D.C. 25 years ago Thursday. Up until that point, gay men and women had been completely banned from serving in the military.