Posted on 06/10/2015 3:13:20 PM PDT by lowbridge
Defense Secretary Ash Carter extended equal opportunity protection to sexual minorities at the Pentagon’s fourth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride event Tuesday.
Gay and lesbian troops can now make claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation to the Military Equal Opportunity program, rather than inspectors general, USA Today reports.
According to Carter, what matters in the military is meritocracy. Discrimination has no place, as excluding LGBT troops, especially from serving their country, threatens national security.
“Anything less is not just plain wrong, it’s bad defense policy that puts our future strength at risk,” Carter noted.
“With this policy revision, we are now ensuring that servicemembers are afforded protection against discrimination in the department’s military equal opportunity program, provided to all military members,” Pentagon spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Christensen told USA Today.
Army general Randy S. Taylor, master of ceremonies for the event, carried the proceeds forward by introducing his husband to the crowd. Taylor only came out as gay after the Pentagon removed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in 2011 which previously allowed sexual minorities to serve, so long as they were not open about their identity. Taylor thanked his husband for all his years of forbearance and the crowd cheered as Carter shook his hand.
A following panel discussion included lesbian chapel and transgender Amanda Simpson, who can serve on the civilian side as executive director of the Office of Energy Initiatives in the Army. Simpson, who transitioned from male to female, informed the audience she wasn’t the first openly transgender political appointee because of her orientation. Simpson maintained the meritocratic nature of the appointment.
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If you join the military, these people will be the boss of you!
its a good idea to do social tinkering with the group that stands between us and a million enemies. how about pink combat outfits.
However discrimination against Christians is hey OK for this admin and the homostapo.
Nice going. That’ll really work wonders for morale.
The word is HOMOsexual
Which is the whole point. He’s weakening the military.
I prefer disgusting sexual deviants.
They said they just wanted to be like everyone else, but now they’re a protected class.
Why is the military so fixated on sexual preference? This is laughable.
Everything the left touches it destroys.
The gay mafia will try and take over the military.
Ash uhhhh-uhhhhhh uhhhh-uhhhhh uhhhhh-uhh uuuuhhhh-uhhhh Carter?
Which was one of the reasons they did this in the first place. Thank goodness I served in the 70’s and 80’s.
Sexual PREFERENCE is NOT a ‘class’ to be afforded protection. It’s a PREFERENCE! Talk about bastardization of civil rights, this is it.
Can normal people file for discrimination by higher ranking sexually obsessed deviates and perverts?
Gunny Highway can kiss it goodbye. Dishonorable discharge coming his way.
That’ll keep the paper pushers busy for awhile.
A complaint by a homosexual will destroy the career of anyone in the military.
The threat of a complaint will give homosexuals the blackmail power to achieve anything.
Nice going. That’ll really work wonders for morale.
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This will also motivate our enemies who will see the military as a bunch of deviants.
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