Don't Ask Don't Tell was an insidious policy implemented by President Bill Clinton and continued by Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama that forced LGBTQ members of the military into hiding. Coast Guard Academy rower John Olbrys joins us to talk about the underground network of gay and lesbian military members during that time, as well as his hopes of competing for a spot in the Olympics.

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