The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), in partnership with Servicemembers United, will visit Streetcar Charlie's in Tampa on Tuesday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m. as part of "Voices of Honor: A Generation Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
The national tour highlights the discriminatory law that critics say hurts military readiness and national security while putting American soldiers fighting overseas at risk. The events will include a documentary screening and a public forum with lesbian, gay and straight veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, alongside average Americans fighting for repeal of DADT.
Among those who will be in attendance in Tampa:
• Walker Burtschell, a Miami native and veteran of the U.S. Army who was discharged under DADT
• U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Joanne Scott, a former Army Intelligence analyst and straight ally who served with openly lesbian and gay service members;
• U.S. Army Specialist Jarrod Chlapowski, who opted to not re-enlist because of DADT and is a public policy advocate at the Human Rights Campaign;
For more information, go to www.hrc.org/RepealDADT.
This article appears in Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2010.