SSQL gathers signatures to protest ROTC’s return

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SSQL gathers signatures to protest ROTC's return
Monday, February 7th, 2011 | By Dana Edwards

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/02/07/rotc-opponents-start-on-campus-petition/

Stanford Students for Queer Liberation (SSQL) started an online petition last week to gain student support for efforts to block the reintroduction of ROTC to campus. The petition had gathered 116 signatures at the time of publication.

A formal letter to the Faculty Senate headlined the petition, outlining SSQL's objection to ROTC on the grounds that the military continues to discriminate against transgender students. In the letter, SSQL argued that the return of ROTC would "constitute a violation of our very own nondiscrimination policy," a policy that prohibits exclusion from campus programs and activities on the basis of gender identity.