Barack Obama certifies end of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

Gays can now openly serve in the U.S. military beginning September 20. Thank you President Obama.

Omigosh! This is such good news! Fleet Week 2012 here we come!

From MSNBC:

President Barack Obama on Friday certified the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the policy preventing gays from openly serving in the military.

"Our military will no longer be deprived of the talents and skills of patriotic Americans just because they happen to be gay or lesbian," Obama said in a statement released by the White House.
The move came after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the Joint Chiefs of Staff certified that the military was ready to end the ban.

Obama's certification starts a 60-day waiting period to implement the repeal — before "Don't Ask Don't Tell" is officially a thing of the past.