I don't anticipate that their fight has ended with this decision.
The Thai military is only among the latest who are far ahead of the United States in recognizing that sexuality and gender identity have zero impact in having someone doing their job. The United States should follow Thailand's example. It's a matter of national security.
Russia has no exclusive ban, one way or the other,
It's not a requirement, but there's not a zone of privacy either.
It's a symbolic gesture to argue the law has been effectively implemented. One of the criticisms of Solomon is that it has never been implemented before. The law has been used as a threat to law schools but has never been implemented.
We want to be sure sexual orientation is not used as a roadblock for security clearance approval.
Based on the information we have, it looks like the officials at Fort Huachuca are not holding anyone responsible for the attack and the threats against Pvt. Lawson. According to Lawson, the guy who attacked him only had his weekend passes revoked. That's simply outrageous.
I strongly disagree with that. Clearly, the officials at Fort Huachuca understood Pvt. Lawson was in danger -- otherwise they would not have had him under the drill sergeant's care.
Service members, family and friends are beginning to learn that 'don't ask, don't tell' is a very effective weapon of vengeance.
We cannot emphasize enough what a serious risk a military screen name is for a service member; it creates a red flag just waiting to be brought to a command's attention,
