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21 t V iiiiiH M * n e w s ivil rights seldom the other sons and daughters of this nation." comes as a bolt of light In a video acceptance of the award, Kennedy ning. It takes patience, outlined the many ways in which Clark was it takes careful plan derelict in allowing an anti-gay atmosphere to ning, it takes hard fester on the base and in the investigation of Servicememhers Legal Defense Network announces work," said C . Dixon Osbum. The executive that murder. He called “don’t ask, don’t tell” an new legal challenge to "d o n 't ask, don't tell" director of Servicememhers Legal Defense N et “utter and unrelenting failure” and concluded, by Bob Roehr work was addressing the organizations 12th “Today, thousands of gays and lesbians are living annual "End the Witch Hunts” national dinner a lie to defend our country.” Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C. Retired Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr took aim at There are only two ways to get rid of the including most of those who sit on committees organizations that preach anti-gay military policy know as “don’t ask, with jurisdiction over the military. He conclud hatred against queers. “We don’t tell,” he said, "either through the courts or ed, "None of us is truly a full citizen of the Unit must confront those institu through Congress.” ed States of America until the ban is lifted.” tions,- those individuals and Oshum announced that by the end of the Retired Lt. Steve May related the fight he those churches who take self- year, his organization "will file a new lawsuit went through when the Army called him back respect from us.” challenging the constitutionality” of “don’t ask, to active duty from the Reserve. He had The former commander of don’t tell” and will have drafted a model bill to declared that he was gay during debate on the the California National Guard repeal the law in Congress. fLx>r of the Arizona House of noted that Matthew Shepard “We have interviewed some Representatives, where he served was murdered by an Eagle Scout and a Mormon. He said 200 of our clients from the past ^Tnrlnv tTimicnnric as a ^ ePu^lican state legislator, two to three years. It’s been lUUUy, IIIUU j UIIU j Although the Army tried to use the Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world “pick and somewhat of an American Idol that to discharge him, he was P contest for gays in the military. I allowed to complete his term of chose their abominations [in can tell you that once we file the service. Leviticus] very carefully, while lawsuit, these individuals will May said that the gay ban avoiding others.” inspire you with their courage, “undermines our national securi “They do not own the their sacrifice and their selfless ty” because competent, trained Judeo-Christian Bible,” Ken- — Ted Kennedy Former Navy Lt. j.g. Jen Kopfstein called Servicememhers ness. They are going to do a phe gay men and lesbians continue to said. “We need to confront the Legal Defense Network “a lifeline from the isolation and nomenal job for us.” be kicked out of the military even Christian right and fight back.” loneliness” of being gay in the military Osbum explained that in striking down state while their skills are in short supply. The policy Former Navy Lt. j.g. Jen sodomy laws last year, the U.S. Supreme Court “was imposed upon us by the enemies of free “Courage Award” named after her son to U .S. Kopfstein, who was discharged for being a les said: “The state cannot demean our existence. It dom. By that I mean the congressmen who Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. It was the first time bian despite her commander fighting to retain cannot impede our destiny by punishing us. We threaten our liberties. It is in conflict with who a politician had been given the award. her services, spoke movingly of the measures she plan to go back to the court and take them at we are as an American people.... It is a contin had to take when her partner of three years was Kennedy led the unsuccessful fight to deny a their word: You cannot demean our existence.” uation of the aspirations that started in 1776.” promotion to Gen. Robert T. Clark, who com deployed to the Persian G ulf in order to protect He also outlined how his organization has Patricia Kutteles— the mother of Pfc. Barry her identity. Gay and lesbian servicemembers manded Fort Campbell at the time of Winchell’s been building its lobbying capacity and has met Winchell, who was murdered in a 1999 anti-gay death. 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