DADT, again...

If you follow the webpages I follow, you've probably already read about Katherine Miller, a former Cadet at United States Military Academy at West Point. This week she resigned from West Point due to to Don't Ask, Dont Tell. Meaning Miller is a lesbian, and all she wanted to do was to serve her country. But now she won't.

Miller said "I have created a heterosexual dating history to recite to fellow cadets when they inquire. I have endured unwanted approaches by male cadets for fear of being accused as a lesbian by rejecting or reporting these events. I have been coerced into ignoring derogatory comments towards homosexuals for fear of being alienated for my viewpoint. In short, I have lied to my classmates and compromised my integrity and my identity by adhering to existing military policy,..."

Cadet Miller on the Rachel Maddow Show



As a fellow lesbian Cadet, in a country that doesn't care if you're lesbian, gay or straight, I'd like to express my deep respect for Cadet Miller. You are officially my new hero! And I hope you manage to overturn DATD soon so that you'll be able to serve your country.

And it makes me sad that as I start my last year as a Cadet tomorrow, Cadet Miller won't be able to complete hers.

Read Cadet Millers Blog here:Private Second Class Citizen's