Comments on: Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation

By: interficio

interficio — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:26:52 +0000

Why would you join the military and not do your *job*? In going through the process of application you should realize the pros and cons of being in the service. You can’t pick or choose what you want to do. Shame on you Smith. Men and women sacrifice themselves for the sake of this country. And please, don’t give me a diatribe about “Bush’s war” or something else in that regard. People aren’t forced to join and if they aren’t aware of the full extent of the missions they have to do, then that is their problem and not your own.

By: secrity

secrity — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:42:09 +0000

How can they deny her a discharge? I hope that the Canadians allow her to stay. I am not generally in favor of seeing Americans evade going to Iraq by fleeing to Canada, but she has a good reason to do so.

By: kate

kate — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:54:44 +0000

I believe that her treatment at the hands of her fellow soldiers was probably horrendous. And I hope she gets to stay if that’s what she wants. Her case is weakened considerably by the fact that her request for discharge and reports of harrassment coincided with news of deployment. It may have been completely coincidental, but it does raise questions.

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:01:01 +0000

Might be true, might not.

By: Marc Luxenberg

Marc Luxenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:24 +0000

What a Kafkaesque nightmare! Being harassed so you have to accept discharge; being denied discharge; open floodgates for unlimited harassment, then brass says you are not due any protection from harassment as you’re not gay since you weren’t discharged.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:36 +0000

I haven’t heard about a defection since the fall of Communism in Russia.and rarely have i heard of political asylum to get out of the U.S.
what a great idea, I hope she is followed by many and hordes, doing the same.
good luck,Bethany .

By: michaelnDallas

michaelnDallas — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:27 +0000

There will need to be significant changes in rules if DADT is to be repealed. so that prejudice from the top layers isn’t allowed to pass into the ranks and become a persecution of out GKBT soldiers.