Link to the long-suppressed and ignored 1993 RAND study – that was commissioned by the Pentagon itself – on the feasibility of including gays and lesbians in the military:http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR323/ Below is the closing summary, which indicates that it would be relatively easy to institute a policy based on behavior and bypassing the issue of sexual […]
Right To Serve
A Letter From a Former Naval Academy Midshipman
Honor, Courage, Commitment, are the United States Navy’s core values. What do you do when your sexual orientation conflicts with these values? For me the process was most tedious being an African-American, ordained Baptist minister who was struggling with accepting my spirituality and sexual orientation while as a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy […]
Right to Serve Campaign: Norton, Massachusetts
Right to Serve Campaign: Norton, Massachusetts In 30 cities across the country this fall, openly gay young adults will attempt to enlist in the armed forces. Never before in the 13 years of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ have openly gay youth publicly challenged the policy by attempting to sign up for the service. When their […]