Ivy Leagues, ROTC, and anti-trans discrimination
March 17, 2011 - 10:15 AM
By Amanda Hess
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/amanda-hess/2011/03/ivy-leagues-rotc-and-anti-trans-discrimination-9556.htmlLast week, the Washington Postcongratulated Harvard University for allowing the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) back on campus for the first time since the Vietnam War. Harvard agreed to reinstate ROTC after Congress moved to lift the ban on gay servicemembers in December.
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For one: this is a good time to remember that the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal effort left trans servicemembers in the dust. Trans people are still barred from military service, which absolutely presents a conflict for Harvard: The school includes gender identity in its non-discrimination policy. "All members of our community, including those who are transgender, have a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to participate fully in the life of the University," the policy reads.
