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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJune 26th, 2007
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) reports that the Department of the Defense has a new message (dated May 16, 2007) for gay service men and women discharged under the Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell policy: “Come back to work for us as civilians.”
Lesbian and gay personnel dismissed under the ban “have the opportunity to continue to serve their nation and national security by putting their abilities to use by way of civilian employment with other Federal agencies, the Department of Defense, or in the private sector, such as with a government contractor,” Cynthia O. Smith of the Defense Press Office, said in the statement.
Actually, she underlined that part. The rest of the statement shifted the blame for DADT to Congress and reiterated that harassment was not tolerated against gay servicemembers. Which makes me ask: If the military isn’t gung-ho about DADT, is there anyone left out there who thinks this policy is a good idea?
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Joan Wielgus
June 29th, 2007
“have the opportunity to continue to serve their nation and national security by putting their abilities to use by way of civilian employment with other Federal agencies, the Department of Defense, or in the private sector, such as with a government contractor,†Cynthia O. Smith
Is she saying that Homosexuals do not have the qualifications to serve in the Military? They have been working out in gyms and keeping trim & healthy for centuries. Most famous homosexuals are in fact the most Spiritual Educators on Earth. DADT is in the wrong century. Get with the facts & reality of life. These people who dicriminate against homosexuals, female & male, are just uneducated and misinformed. Let’s get the real facts out to the so-called leaders of our country. They are just plain wrong and ignorant. Facts are such that the leader will eventually look like fools as history proves them totally lost in there self-deceptions.
Timothy Kincaid
June 30th, 2007
Joan,
I think what she’s saying is that the military currently doesn’t have much problem with gay folks at all. But Congress says they have to kick them out, so they do.
At least that’s what the policy statement says to me.
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