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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. Kutteles said, “When it mattered, Sen.
and their families “have fewer resources than
with more than 150 members of Congress,
assault at Fort Campbell, Ky.— presented the
Kennedy stood up for my family.. .and to protect
the soldier or sailor next to them. ” jn
M
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f f e n s iv e
of gays and lesbians
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livina a lie to
defend our country"
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