Zane is writing an opinion essay about the US military’s policy of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Read his first paragraph.From 1994 until 2011, the US military had a policy known as "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Members of the LGBTQ+ community had already been forbidden from serving in the military. With this law, they still could be kicked out of the military if their identities became known. However, their superior officers could not ask them to confirm their identities either. So they were allowed to serve, but only if they hid an important part of themselves. In 1994, when President Bill Clinton signed the law, some people thought it was a victory for the LGBTQ+ community, but it was a harmful policy.