Irene Monroe
Repeal of DADT for LGB's, but not T's
Posted: 9/22/11 03:12 PM ET
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At precisely 12:01 a.m. EST, the popping of champagne bottles began along with cheers and tears celebrating the end of a repressive era that prohibited LGBTQ servicemembers from honestly and openly serving in the military.
But the celebration was bittersweet.
While our lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) servicemembers now have a policy in place to protect them from discrimination, the repeal of DADT doesn't protect our transgender servicemembers.
yeah
We got a long road ahead of us. In terms of fighting the good fight, the Lesbians and Gays has a good head start on us as they started much earlier in larger numbers. Now it's our turn to educate the masses.