[SDCPJ] Voices of Honor Tour Wed., Sept. 30

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH - 'VOICES OF HONOR TOUR' The Human Rights Campaign and Servicemembers United will be bringing the 2009 'Voices of Honor' Tour to San Diego on Wednesday, September 30th. The national tour highlights the continuing use of the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy to fire fit, competent, and highly skilled Americans from the U.S. military solely because of their sexual orientation. “Voices of Honor” features a diverse group of gay, lesbian, and straight veterans who have served under the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, including Alex Nicholson, a former U.S. Army Human Intelligence Collector who was discharged under DADT from Ft. Huachuca, AZ and is now the Executive Director of Servicemembers United; Jarrod Chlapowski, a former U.S. Army Korean linguist who opted to not re-enlist because of DADT and is now a Policy Advocate for the Human Rights Campaign; and Julianne Sohn, a former Marine Corps officer and Iraq War veteran who was discharged under DADT who now works for the LAPD; and others standing united and speaking out for the repeal of this discriminatory policy.
The schedule for the San Diego stop is as follows:
7:00pm: Town Hall Forum on “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Veteran's Museum and Memorial Center, Main Chapel Area, 2115 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
Passed in 1993, the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law allows gay, lesbian, and bisexual service personnel to serve in the armed forces as long as their sexual orientation is not publicly disclosed or discovered. As of 2008, more than 13,000 men and women have been discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation, including more than 60 Arabic linguists and nearly 800 other service members in critical occupational fields. To learn more online, visit: www.hrc.org/VoicesOfHonor