Misconception: Students who identify as LGBTQ can participate in ROTC as long as they don't reveal their identity.
Reality It's true. It's just a violation of human rights.
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A second poster is entitled "Breaking News: Obama to Delay Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell!"
The top poster is a bit hard to interpret, but seems to be calling for reform
of the
federal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law. We agree.
The second poster cites a report that Congressional action on DADT is not
expected for a year after the new Congress is seated. "Many months" may seem an
eternity, but the momentum clearly is building against DADT. Representatives of
organizations who have fought this fight for years, such as the
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network,
argue, "2009 is about foundation building and reaching consensus." The
executive director himself
said, "What's the reality for the new administration? Financial crisis.
Economic upheaval. Health care reform. Environmental challenges. Where does
'don't ask, don't tell' fall in all this? I would say it is not in the top five
priorities of national issues."
Furthermore, Barack Obama
stated to the Human Rights Campaign that "The eradication of this policy
will require more than just eliminating one statute. It will require the
implementation of anti-harassment policies and protocols for dealing with
abusive or discriminatory behavior as we transition our armed forces away from a
policy of discrimination. The military must be our active partners in developing
those policies and protocols." Nor can Columbia wait for the military to be a
perfect institution. We must take responsibility, and help to be a part of that
change.
Analysis and photo by Columbia Students for NROTC.