Dan Choi: I Am Somebody! Autumn Sandeen: I Still Not Recognized As Somebody.
by: Autumn Sandeen
Sun Dec 19, 2010 at 15:45:00 PM EST
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18255/dan-choi-i-am-somebody-autumn-sandeen-i-still-not-recognized-as-somebodyI have heard many senators and congresspeople use variants of Admiral Mullen's pro-Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) repeal phrase of relating to how DADT "[f]orces young men and women to lie to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens." For example, from the floor of the Senate yesterday (December 18, 2010):
Senator Carl Levin: ...A policy, which in Admiral Mullen's words -- memorable words -- quote "Forces young men and women to lie to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."
Young transgender servicemembers, transsexual servicemembers, and servicemembers who identify as both transgender and transsexual still will have to lie to defend their fellow citizens.
