Is Dan Savage Really This Naive & Uninformed?
Filed By Guest Blogger | September 20, 2011 12:00 PM
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Editors' Note: Angela Brightfeather is the Vice President of the Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA).
While appearing on the Lawrence O'Donnel Show on MSNBC last night, on the eve of the fresh demise of DADT and while answering questions about how he felt about the repeal, Dan SavageDan Savage misstated the actual situation regarding DADT and transgender people in the military - on more than one occasion. (Video after the break) My question is, what does it take to get into GLB heads and especially Dan Savage's head, that Transgender people are still not able to serve their country openly?
Due to the original legislation to repeal DADT and the way it was written, no concern was given to transgender people serving in the military. At the time, and when questioned about this glaring omission by the Transgender American Veteran's Association (TAVA), we were told by the organizations who were pushing for repeal at the time, that it was an oversight on their part and that since the legislation had already been written, it was impossible to go back to Senator Lieberman, one of the sponsors, and try to get it changed - a song and lament from the GLB community that transgender people have heard on more than one occasion.
Dan Savage gets the pub that he does because he is 'official'. He's a part of the GLBT establishment who sits on a glass house saying stupid things such as this.