What Made the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Controversial

What made the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy controversial?

A) It translated into law the Supreme Court's 1994 ruling on pornography.
B) It was Clinton's program requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for pre-existing conditions.
C) It was Clinton's compromise on his promise to end the ban on gays in the military.
D) Rush Limbaugh managed to shame the president for the Whitewater Development Company controversy.
E) It outlined the American military's secret plans for the Gulf War.