Originally published at Ultraphysical. A few months ago, days ahead of my 45th birthday, I reflexively clicked on a suggested […]
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Originally published at Ultraphysical. A few months ago, days ahead of my 45th birthday, I reflexively clicked on a suggested […]
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One little known aspect of the policy against “homosexuality” for the US military was that service members who were discharged for being gay or lesbian, had their separation pay cut in half. The policy, which was not part of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” statute was, therefore, not changed with the law was repealed. Laura Schauer Ives, managing attorney for the ACLU of New Mexico, rightly called this a “double dose of discrimination.” The ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Mexico had filed a class action lawsuit against the policy.