Seriously though, a lot of people put in a lot of work on the political side of this (and elsewhere) and it will never be possible to name them all or adequately thank them. I do want to point out that some of the people that we have to thank for this are people who put their careers on the line to tell their side of the story of how DADT has been harmful to individuals and military units. That on top of the fact that they put their lives on the line to serve their country in the first place. That, all of it, took an immense amount of courage.
The end of DADT signals a demonstrable shift in attitudes towards LGBT Americans across the board and is a huge step towards general equality for LGBT people. Many challenges await us in the immediate future, but let us take some time to enjoy this particular victory. The United States is one step closer to living up to truly being "the land of the free."
Keep fighting the good fight.
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