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Army dismisses gay Arabic linguist
He was 'outed' by anonymous e-mails
CNN International
Thursday, July 27, 2006 Posted: 1200 GMT (2000 HKT)
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/07/27/gaysmilitary.ap.ap/
 JOHNSON
CITY, Tennessee (AP) -- A decorated sergeant and Arabic
language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army
under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy,
though he says he never told his superiors he was gay
and his accuser was never identified.
Bleu Copas, 30, told The Associated Press he is gay,
but said he was "outed" by a stream of anonymous
e-mails to his superiors in the 82nd Airborne Division
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
"I knew the policy going in," Copas said
in an interview on the campus of East Tennessee State
University, where he is pursuing a master's degree in
counseling and working as a student adviser. "I
knew it was going to be difficult." (Click
here to read more)
Judge upholds nurse's "don't ask" dismissal
Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Thu Jul 27, 2006
 SUMMARY:
Maj. Margaret Witt, a highly decorated Air Force nurse
booted on an anonymous tip, will appeal to the liberal
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Dealing Washington state gay rights advocates a new
loss, a federal judge Wednesday dismissed a challenge
to the military's "don't ask, don't tell"
policy brought by a highly decorated Air Force nurse
who was forced out of her job because she is a lesbian.
(Click here to
read more)
Local forum highlights bill that would repeal ‘Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy
Gay & Lesbian Times
by Monica Church
http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=7675
The Military Readiness Enhancement Act, HR 1059, which
would allow gays, lesbians and bisexuals to serve openly
in the U.S. military, was the topic at a June 28 forum
held at The Center.
Fifty-seven members of Congress introduced the legislation
in March 2005, which seeks to repeal the “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bans gay, lesbian
and bisexual service members from serving openly.
To continue the dialogue, The Center, Momentum San Diego
and the LGBT Community Leadership Council held a town
hall meeting to discuss the measure. Speakers included
U.S. Army Reserve veteran Bridget Wilson, retired Colonel
Stewart Bornhoft and discharged Coast Guard service
member Michael-Todd Kilmer. (Click
here to read more)
Supreme Court Already Decided DADT Lesbian Major's
Lawyers Tell Judge
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
July 1, 2006 - 11:00 am
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/07/070106military.htm
(Seattle,
Washington) Lawyers for Air Force Reserve Maj. Margaret
Witt, facing discharge from the military after it was
discovered she is a lesbian, have told a federal judge
that Don't Ask, Don't Tell cannot be enforced because
of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned state sodomy
laws. (Click
here to read more)
Meaning of Pride festivities holds true for young
and young at heart
Hard News Online
by John Roberts, Staff Writer
http://www.hnokc.com/mainpage.aspx?pageid=69&articleid=29993124320060628175450
For Andi Hicks, going to Pride just seemed like the
most logical thing to do. Having just come out to her
parents a few months before, the eager young Hicks stood
with a friend outside a grocery store at NW 39 and Pennsylvania
Avenue on Sunday waiting to see her first parade. (Click
here to read more)
Gay Riders' West Point Charges Likely To Be Settled
Before Trial
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
June 29, 2006 - 9:00 pm ET
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/06/062906ride.htm
(Middleton, New York) Members of the Equality Ride,
arrested in April when they entered the grounds of West
Point to protest "don't ask, don't tell",
have been told by a federal judge he hopes trespassing
charges can be resolved without going to trial. (Click
here to read more)
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