Do you know how it feels to live your life and not be heard? Are you scared to speak up and be who you truly are inside because you will be persecuted? I am. I have never felt as silent as I did today. My voice wasn’t heard today, but I realized, my voice never […]
Right To Serve
A letter from a cadet in a Military Service Academy
I am a cadet in a service academy — I don’t think I should say which one, but they are all similar in regard to culture and policies on homosexuality. It is a conservative (72% republican), strongly religious, and homophobic environment. I like being here, and wake up every day pleased that I haven’t been […]
Right to Serve Campaign: Greensboro, North Carolina
RIGHT TO SERVE CAMPAIGN: Greensboro, North Carolina The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy is blatant discrimination.It destroys careers. It harms soldiers. It is un-American. Greensboro, North Carolina was the site of some of the first Civil Rights-era sit-ins.Honoring that legacy, young adults in Greensboro took a stand against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Four would-be enlistees […]
The Right to Serve
The Right to Serve Campaign took place in the Fall of 2006. It is no longer an active campaign at this time. Thank you for your interest and support. We are honored to have worked with those of you who participated. The Cities of the Campaign Sponsor a City in the Campaign History of "Don’t […]
Equality Ride: Naval Academy
On October 21, the Soulforce Equality Ride, along with concerned citizens from around the Washington, D.C. area, will arrive by bus at the United States Naval Academy to take a stand against the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, banning the enlistment of openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender midshipmen. The direct action at the […]
Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in the Military
Letter Summarizing the Current Situation Senator Kerry’s Confrontation of the Current Military Policy A Way to Make Your Feelings Known The long-suppressed and ignored 1993 RAND study commissioned by the Pentagon itself – on the feasibility of including gays and lesbians in the military For more up-to-date information about gays and lesbians in military service, […]