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It's all in the timing
Advocate, The, Jan 18, 2005 by Lara Ballard
As a lesbian former Army officer, I have to say that Christopher Lisotta's November 23 piece "Republicans vs. the Military" [At Issue] made very little sense. Lisotta quotes expert Tobias Barrington Wolff in suggesting that it's not the right time to bring a lawsuit challenging "don't ask, don't tell" but then reports that the Service-members Legal Defense Network is going to file a virtually identical lawsuit before the end of 2004. So why is it a bad time for Log Cabin to file suit but a good time for SLDN?
It's also not entirely clear to whom Wolff is referring when he admonishes Log Cabin to collaborate with "people in the field who have expertise." If he's refening to SLDN, Wolff should be advised that SLDN is not the only organization that has such expertise. There is also the highly regarded Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and my own group, American Veterans for Equal Rights, a nationwide grassroots network of GLBT veterans and allies.
Lara Ballard, via the Internet
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