Be careful who you break up with
“People are under the misguided perception that ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ means don’t show up to work in drag…. Many of our cases are about people who are told on. They had a bad breakup. An ex says, ‘Screw you, I’m going to your command.'”
Victor Maldonado, Communications Associate of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, during remarks on a “procedural win” in the case of Air Force Major Margaret Witt. A federal Court of Appeals has revived her case with a ruling that the military must prove the importance of the government’s interest in discharging homosexuals. (Air Force Times)
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