"don't ask, don't tell policy" article response

This policy was very confusing to me. How can the president make a law, restricting people on what they can talk about. Does this mean that if you accidently tell someone about your partner back at home, you go to jail? I believe Clinton's intentions were good when he established gays and lesbians' rights to serve in the military but in the long run, it only created more discrimination and hatred toward that group of people. It forced a separation between homosexuals and heterosexuals. It made it seem like homosexuality was a disease that was to be ashamed of and never spoken about. It's like hiding what your favorite food is in fear that people won't like you. To me, this policy was very juvinile, like the teacher telling the kids to stop playing that game because it makes someone feel uncomfortable. This policy was created to make "homo-phobics" feel more comfortable. It only caused more problems for gays and lesbians. They felt more invisible and outcasted because they felt uncomfortable with who they really were and that's not fair. I connected this to the Plessy v. Ferguson case when the dissenting opinion talked about the constitution being "colorblind". Laws are supposed to be made to secure the civil rights for every individual living in the United States. Not only did this law not do that but it also created more hatred and discrimination toward specific individuals.
"don't ask, don't tell policy." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. .