GOP Platform: Homosexuality Incompatible With Service
SLDN's Aubrey Sarvis writes in our blog that the Republican Party Platform isn't going to please the GLBT community. It's not even going to please the 64 percent of Republicans who favor gays and lesbians serving openly in the armed forces, according to a July Washington Post/ABC News poll. One of these days, the party will keep up with its members but that didn't happen Monday in Minneapolis.
Transgender Veterans Survey Finds Discrimination by Military
A recent survey by the Transgender American Veterans Association shows that transgender veterans are being turned away and being mistreated in high numbers by Veterans Administration medical facilities.
The Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara analyzed the responses. 10% of respondents were turned away from the VA due to being transgender, while many reported other forms of discrimination including lack of respect from VA doctors (22%), non-medical staff (21%), and nurses (13%).
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