SLDN Week in Review: April 2-6, 2012
SLDN Highlights Work on Behalf of LGBT Veterans. SLDN is working continually to reach LGBT veterans who were discharged for sexual orientation - during DADT or before - to ensure they are aware of our free legal services aimed at helping change or upgrade their discharge paperwork. This can be important for reasons of dignity, benefits, and future employment. On Friday, The Advocate published an op-ed by SLDN Legal Director David McKean aimed at reaching this audience. To read the op-ed, click here.
Action in DOMA Cases. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court heard oral arguments in the cases of Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Massachusetts v. United States. For a full analysis by reporter Chris Geidner of Metro Weekly, who was in Boston to attend the proceedings, click here.
SLDN Clients Speak at Historic Norwich University Pride Event. Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan of the New Hampshire National Guard and her wife, Karen, keynoted the first-ever LGBT prom at Norwich University last weekend. Karen writes about their appearance and their ongoing fight for equality in a new blog post. To read it, click here.
Knights Out Makes History. SLDN's Aubrey Sarvis and David Hall attended the inaugural Knights Out Dinner at West Point last weekend. Sarvis writes about the historic event in a new blog post. To read it, click here.
SLDN Joins National Call to Action on Trayvon Martin Case. This week, SLDN joined a coalition of national LGBT organizations seeking justice in the Trayvon Martin Case. To read the letter, click here. On Thursday, Washington Post editorial writer Jonathan Capehart praised SLDN and other LGBT organizations for this letter. To read his column, click here.
04-06-12 By Zeke Stokes, SLDN Communications Director |
