This Saturday, July 29, the Military Equality Alliance will host a town hall meeting on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” This policy is has been in effect in the military for 13 years. The MEA is a relatively new organization dedicated to the repeal of DADT.
Using Census data, The Urban Institute estimated in 2004 that Hampton Roads is home to nearly 10,000 gay and lesbian veterans.
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The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network , which tracks dismissals under the current policy, found that more than 11,000 military members were kicked out for being gay between 1994 and 2005.
The Government Accountability Office estimated last year that the cost of replacing enlisted service members dismissed under the first 10 years of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was $190.5 million. This year, a University of California commission studying the financial impact of the ban tallied the cost at nearly $364 million.
The meeting is at 2pm at the Fred Heutte Center.
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