I Write Letters: on DADT
2009 November 12 at 3:47 PM (2009, DNC, GLBTQI rights, Pres. Barack Obama, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, i write letters)
Boosting the signal from Keori. Feel free to copy or alter and send to your elected officials. Find your senators here, your representatives here, and the White House here.
Dear Senator Feinstein / Senator Boxer / Speaker Pelosi* / President Obama,
I am writing to urge you to introduce a companion bill to HR 1283 in the Senate. HR 1283 would repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and replace it with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, queer and intersex people currently serve in the military, making the same sacrifices for the country that heterosexual service members, do–but they serve a country that refuses to accept or recognize their open service. Numerous military leaders and troops have stated that there is no rational basis for discriminating against queer service members. A non-discrimination policy would not disrupt troop cohesion, it would not affect morale, it would not negatively affect the military. What it would do is allow queer people to serve their country without fear of persecution and expulsion; uphold equal rights for all people; and end a discriminatory policy that has been a stain on the honor of our country and our military.
It has been one year since millions of Californians voted to take away the civil rights of their GLBTQI Californian friends and family. Please take a leadership stance on civil rights for GLBTQI people and set an example for our state, and inspire people to stand up for equality.
Sincerely,
PD
*Looking at the page on HR 1283, I am disappointed to see that Speaker Pelosi has not yet co-sponsored the bill. Please call or email her and urge her to take a leadership position on equality and co-sponsor the bill. How is CA supposed to uphold equal rights for queers when our representatives won’t do the same?
Keori said,
2009 November 17 at 6:23 AM
Thanks, PD. <3