Sept 25, 2010
Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell – Prejudice, bigotry, and…
[Clay Bennett - Chattanooga Times Free Press]
…sexism.
Women are discharged via DADT at twice the rate than men.
1997 – 2009
Women = 14 – 15% of total servicemembers
Women discharged via DADT increased 22 -> 39%
2000 – 2008
Women percentage of total LGB servicemembers increased 32 -> 41
The percentage of DADT discharges among non-white servicemembers has also increased.
Source: “Discharges Under The Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell Policy: Women and Racial Minorities”
The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy at UCLA School of Law (Discharges 2009 pdf)
