January 2010 Blog Posts (2)

GLBT inclusion will increase security

First, many of our allies already have GLBT service members that we work with in field and office settings. This does not impact our ability to have unit cohesion.

- Most of the ones who react negatively to GLBT service are older retired people and not those in the trenches. The young people have different value systems that are not hate based.

Second, when GLBT members can serve openly then the ability of others to blackmail or pressure them to provide information will decrease… Continue

Added by Darlene Fike on January 11, 2010 at 4:06pm — No Comments

California Women's Commission Applauds Attorney General Opinion on LGBT Military

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 4, 2010

California Women's Commission Applauds Attorney General's Opinion On LGBT Military Veterans' Right to Benefits

Sacramento, CA: In response to a request by the California Commission on the Status of Women, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown concluded in an opinion released December 31, 2009 that "under the laws of California, neither military veterans nor their registered domestic partners may be discriminated against in the… Continue

Added by Arleen on January 6, 2010 at 10:07pm — No Comments