Pride and Shame

Rep. Ellen Tauscher
March 3, 2009

Rep. Ellen Tauscher of CA is introducing a bill today in the House that would repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy. This all occurs in light of the government’s recently amended recruitment policy for the armed forces - now illegal immigrants who volunteer their service can be granted citizenship.

An aside - cnsnews.com published a story about this issue a while back that quotes none other than Larry “One if by Mouth, Two if by Ass” Craig saying “Current policy has served us well. I think we ought to sustain it. I see no evidence that it should be repealed.” HA! More Info...

Write to your Representative and tell them to support Rep. Tauscher’s bill to repeal the homophobic policy of our military.

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I am writing to you as part of the continued efforts of PrideandShame.com to achieve LGBT equality.

As your constituent and as an American, I urge you to support the recent bill introduced by Rep.Tauscher to repeal the homophobic “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

The time for looking the other way as institutionalized hatred is allowed to fester is ended. Look now, and call it what it is - WRONG. Given that our military forces are so under-staffed that we are now offering amnesty to foreigners who choose to serve, it is reprehensible to allow Americans to serve their country yet force them to conceal their sexual orientation. Repeal this policy.

Sincerely,


Another Citizen for Equality