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Heather Sarver (right), a lesbian, in her military days with an unidentified friend. Sarver joined fellow gay former members of the armed forces in criticizing the military for admitting ex-felons to its ranks while continuing to expel gays. (Photo courtesy of Sarver)
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Re: “Discharged gays fuming over felony waivers” (news, April 25)
The important point about this story is that military leaders — not Congress — have the ability and power to approve or deny waivers and adjust the number of waivers given. Congress took away their authority to do the same regarding gays and lesbians. Military leaders — generals, sergeants, major, the service secretaries — are in control of personnel policies except for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” We must be careful to make Congress responsible for changing this policy, not the Department of Defense. Congress took it out of DoD’s hands in 1993.
As a competent, taxpaying, law abiding U.S. citizen (who happens to be gay and an atheist), I find it just stupid that the Army would rather hire the guy who robbed me at gunpoint.
Re: “New gay frontiers” (Out of DC, April 25)
Great article about travel destinations in the United States. Allow me to add another national treasure to the list: Natchez, Miss. No city in the U.S. has more authentic antebellum homes and the small town Southern charm is second to none. For lodging there is the grand Eola Hotel as well as mansions run as B&Bs. The Carriage House and The Castle are two top-notch restaurants where you can rub elbows with the “old guard.” In addition, there are plenty of smaller eateries with local flavor. Add to it trees dripping with Spanish moss, antiques and the Mississippi River and you can experience real Southern living. A little more than two hours north of New Orleans, Natchez is a beautiful and welcoming town.
Re: “You’re not old until you’re dead” (op-ed by Garrett Peck, April 25)
Actually there are many men who like older men — you just have to look in the right places. My site, GrayGay.com includes the GrayGay Guide with reviews of more than 2,500 places in 47 countries for mature men and their admirers. It also rates and reviews the dating sites with recommendations for different age groups.
At first glance I hoped this would be an article that took on gay stereotypes and attitudes, but I didn’t have to go any further than the first sentence about being 40 “... I don’t feel, act or look it” to know I was wrong. What is 40 supposed to feel, look or act like? Tired? Boring? Wrinkled and fat? What’s this all about? Forty, like 50, 30 and 20, comes in all different kinds of packages. Are you saying that you feel accepting of someone who is 40 as long as they don’t look, act or feel it? It’s time for an internal attitude check.
Re: “Clinton celebrates ‘huge’ Pa. win” (news, April 25)
A “huge” victory in Pennsylvania for Clinton? On closer inspection, it appears you might have exaggerated its size.
Hillary’s win in Pennsylvania was anything but huge. She should have won the state by 20 points. She won by less than 10.
Re: “U.S. Attorney drops charge in Georgetown gay bashing” (news, April 25)
Well-written story, Lou Chibbaro, Jr. Georgetown University and the police department, particularly the members of the Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit, owe Philip Cooney an apology — and more. It was wrong to arrest him without questioning him, wrong for the university to turn him over without trying to investigate it first or notifying his parents and wrong to arrest him with no more evidence than a Facebook identification. If they had simply bothered to question him before arresting him, he could have provided the alibi he had and the arrest would never have occurred. It certainly seems that the arrest had more to do with Chief Cathy Lanier’s zeal to prove that they were doing something about anti-gay sentiment in the District after two unsolved violent hate crimes.
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