Defense Secretary Gates announced changes in the military’s anti-gay policy Don’t Ask Don’t Tell that limit third-party outings. The Pentagon still wants to make a one year study on the possible effects of a repeal, and Gates said the changes provide a “fair” way to enforce the gay ban while it’s in effect.

But the ban itself is unfair, and the repeal effort is heating up. Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo handcuffed themselves to the White House to protest Obama’s failure to act on the repeal. Support for the repeal is also growing in Congress, and Alaska’s Senator Begich recently said it’s time to move on.

Lt. Dan Choi, who faces discharge from the military for being gay, talks with Rachel Maddow about the latest adjustments in the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy: