Lesbian cadet quits West Point, cites `don't ask'

Associated Press ^ | August 12, 2010

[Free ThinkerNY]

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- A lesbian cadet asked to resign from the U.S. Military Academy because she said she can no longer lie about her sexuality and was troubled by the anti-gay attitudes of some around her.

Katherine Miller of Findlay, Ohio, also said she wants to fight for repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law, a subject she was studying and writing about as a sociology major at West Point.

[Brucifer]

Thank you. I learn something new every day.

[SaraJohnson]

They are doing male gang rape in Europe now. It is coming to a Nation near US soon. The elite have crossed the line and men allowed it.

[OldDeckHand]

"My first question would be how many cadets drop out at this stage. Is this one young lady unique, or simply one of some number of people who change their mind."

I honestly don't know. I was commissioned via the NROTC program and did not attend any of the service academies myself. I believe - although this is only anecdotal - that the dropout rate is less than 10%.