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The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)
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85 min | Documentary, History

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The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)

Not Rated

85 min | Documentary, History

The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.

Directors

Fenton Bailey | Randy Barbato

Producers

Fenton Bailey | Randy Barbato | Mona Card | Gabriel Rotello

Composer

David Benjamin Steinberg

Cinematographer

Michael Jacob Kerber

Editors

Chris Conway | Langdon Page | Mike Rysavy

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Release date

Sep 20, 2011 (United States)

Awards

2 nominations

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