Enough!
Last month SLDN announced the discharge of combat medic Sergeant Darren Manzella from the U. S. Army under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. Though Manzella is a decorated veteran, and Pentagon studies have shown that openly gay service members do not affect unit cohesion or troop morale, the law still bans openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans from military service. Sadly, Darren Manzella is just the latest casualty of this law.
In his most recent Huffington Post article, SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis reflects on the meaning of Sergeant Manzella’s discharge and examines the roots of the civil rights movement noting, “The civil rights movement didn’t begin with Rosa Parks, and the struggle for LGBT rights didn’t begin with the Stonewall riots, but both events were catalysts for great social change.”
Click here to visit Huffington Post and learn why Sarvis is saying “Enough!” and why we need, now more than ever, to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.
Labels: Darren Manzella, Huffington Post
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