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Today I am so proud to be American. I wish I was home so I could throw a Parade. We are on the way...to full equal"
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Pop star Lady Gaga wasn't in the Senate chamber Saturday, but she was among the celebrities virtually taking part in the historic vote to repeal the 17-year policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday sent Lady Gaga a message on Twitter: #DADT on it's way to becoming history.
After the Senate voted 65-31 to give final congressional approval to end the ban on openly gay troops, Lady Gaga tweeted: Can't hold back the tears+pride. We did it!i Our voice was heard + today the Senate REPEALED DADT. A triumph for equality after 17 YEARS.
The Grammy Award-winning singer inserted herself into the debate in September when she addressed 2000 people in a Deering Oaks Park, Maine, rally where she stood alongside Air Force, Army and Marine veterans who were discharged because of the policy.
At that time she urged a new policy targeting straight soldiers uncomfortable with gays and called it "'If you don't like it, go home!"
Reid and Lady Gaga first exchanged tweets in September when the singer tweeted that gay rights supporters should contact him, and he responded on Twitter that a vote was coming up the next week.
Also Saturday, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres posted this on Twitter: “Thank you Senators for pushing us one step closer towards full equality.”
“Today is an amazing day I could not have woken up to better news,” reality TV star Kelly Osbourne tweeted. “The senate repealed #DADT this is a huge step towards equality for all.”
A few other samplings:
Neil Patrick Harris, who stars in "How I Met Your Mother" and recently started managing parenting duties with partner David Burtka, tweeted, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell REPEALED! So proud of Congress for making the right decision. Now all soldiers can serve with integrity. A great day."
Audra McDonald of ABC's "Private Practice" tweeted hours after Senate passage, "Couldn't tweet my joy cuz kid was playing her piano recital but now I can...(Sing along) DING DONG DADT IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays a gay family member in ABC's "Modern Family": "Stepping closer to Equality! Good Job America!!!! Don't Ask Don't Tell closer to being on the 'Remember-how-crazy-it-was-when...' list!"
Boris Kodjoe, costar of NBC's "Undercovers" tweeted, "About time! The repeal of #DADT is finally official. Live and let live. Auf geht's!" Well done!," after first retweeting President Barack Obama's tweet: "By ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," no longer will patriotic Americans be asked to live a lie in order to serve."
Comedian Sandra Bernhard tweeted, "we did it! go tell it on the mountain, your gay and strong and loyal and sexy and can kick anybodies ass you want, goodbye dadt!"
, At least she looks Cute 
