Gay Rights Groups Pressure Pelosi on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

• By Steven T. Dennis
• Roll Call Staff
• July 2, 2009, 5:36 p.m.

Groups seeking to overturn the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military have turned their focus to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), urging her in a letter timed with Independence Day to make repeal a priority.