By: Tanene Allison
When a Country Votes on Your Existence: DREAM and DADT
Today I cannot stop thinking about what it means to live in a country that votes regularly on your basic rights to exist and be equal.
On a gray and cold Saturday in Washington D.C., the Senate voted to expand the possibilities for some and to shut the door on others. I am talking about this Saturday's votes on the DREAM Act and Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The DREAM Act did not pass. The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell did.