Women more likely 2b expelled 'DA/DT'

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Women more likely 2b expelled 'DA/DT'
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Thu, 10-08-2009 - 2:30pm
Women more likely to be expelled under 'don't ask'

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Pentagon statistics obtained by University of California researchers show that women are far more likely than men to be kicked out of the military under the "don't ask, don't tell policy" banning openly gay servicemembers.


Every military branch dismissed a disproportionate number of women in 2008 under the policy banning openly gay servicemembers. But the discrepancy was particularly marked in the Air Force, where women were a majority of those let go under the policy, even though they made up only 20 percent of personnel.


Across the military, women represented about one-third of the 619 people discharged based on sexual orientation. They account for just 15 percent of servicemembers.


The data was released Thursday by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara.


http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_us_military_gays.html

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>""Often times the lesbians under my command were under scrutiny by the same men who were also sexually harassing straight women, so it was this kind of sexist undercurrent of 'You don't belong here,'" said Anuradha Bhagwati, a former Marine who founded the Service Women's Action Network, an advocacy group."<


This idea that they "don't belong" was quite prevalent. I'd hoped it was less nowadays.


>"On Saturday, President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at a fundraising dinner for the nation's largest gay rights group."<


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Sat, 10-10-2009 - 12:50pm

This idea that they "don't belong" was quite prevalent. I'd hoped it was less nowadays.


Sadly, while I'm sure it's gotten marginally better...IMHO, the military is still quite sexist.