Posted on 08/12/2010 7:15:11 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW
WEST POINT — Cadet Katie Miller said she couldn't listen to her comrades toss around the word "fag" anymore, and making up stories about fictional boyfriends was driving her crazy.
So Miller, a lesbian who ranks No. 9 in her class of future Army leaders, stepped out the closet last weekend and quit West Point.
"I thought I would have the strength to re-closet myself," said Miller, who was openly gay to her family and friends in high school. "I completely underestimated the personal toll it would have on me.
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Excellent!
Obviously not officer material. If being homosexual is too much for this girl, fighting a war would be out of the question.
Oh well...she’ll get her 15 minutes of fame in the lesbian-friendly media.
DOH! You beat me to it.
That’s tasteless....
She has hers. The problem is that she wants another woman's.
Great. /s
Who cares about a quitter? What about the other West Point cadets who are performing up to standards and not quitting?
Outside of the lesbo issue, why do we waste these billets on girls to begin with? They can never perform the duties of a real soldier. They just pretend for a year or so and then command a desk.
Wouldn’t know, never tried it.You?
It's good she left, then. People shouldn't have to change simply because she steps into a room.
If she can't stand the heat, she should get out of the crotch...er...I mean ...kitchen.
It’s actually a cruelty to “celebrate” this aberrant lifestyle. It’s destructive and puts you permanently at odds with God’s intention for your life.
Much better to, in all love and humility, let them know that it’s not something that is acceptible in our society.
Get over it, cry baby. Sheesh. What a FAG.
I hope they bill her 100 large for not fulfilling her commitment
According to the story, she lied about her orientation (Re-closet) and she lied about boy friends to cover-up her lie about orientation. According to the former cadet she appears to have violated the honor code of West Point.
What is wrong with this picture. Well to me the fact she could rank 9th at West Point is a worry.
She should go back to namby pamby land,the jack wagon
(barf!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60nzcYrw5Ds
Who I Am: A Cadet Leaves West Point
Katherine A. Miller is leaving West Point to attend Yale University because of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a discriminatory policy affecting LGBT people. “I can’t be closeted anymore. I need to be open with myself and open with others about who I am.”
Under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell LGBT military service members have to hide their true identities in order to remain in the military.
Since 1994, over 13,500 service members have been discharged under DADT due to their sexual orientation. We can no longer afford to lose some of our most talented soldiers discriminatory policy. It hurts military readiness... it hurts unit cohesion... and, it is antithetical to American values.
A soldier’s sexual orientation should never outweigh his or her record and performance. Congress must now act swiftly to repeal this shameful policy.
The segment of photos labeled LGBT Veterans was provided by Joann Santangelo. You can find her work and support her efforts to photograph LGBT veterans at www.joannsantangelo.com.
The final straw came in an ethics class where cadets were discussing “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Miller said her peers said they couldn’t stomach the idea of two “fags” kissing.And? That is a disgusting idea for straight people! Nothing you can do about that.
And seriously, if you cannot even live with other people disagreeing with you, battlefields are not for you.
Invariably, this is a good thing, cause if you could not handle what was happening at West Point, she definately could not handle combat... =.=
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