Public Forum on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law

[UUFSM]

Fighting For the Freedom to Serve

A Talk about
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
6 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Lexington Park Library​

Speaker Paula Neira, USNR, will describe the history of gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender service in the military, explain “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, and cover the following points:
• The impact of the law on the military, particularly while we are at war.
• The hypocrisy of the policy and why the law needs to be repealed.
• What people can do to help make a change.

This event is free and open to the public.
​

Paula Neira, RN, ECN, Esq., LT, USNR (1985-1991)
Paula Neira graduated, with distinction, from the United States Naval Academy in 1985 and served as a Surface Warfare Officer on active duty and as a reservist. During Operation Desert Storm, she participated in mine warfare combat operations as a task group staff officer. After leaving the Navy in 1991, she became a registered nurse. Graduating from law school in 2001, she is a member of the Maryland Bar, a former staff attorney at the Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN), and a recognized expert in sexual minority/military issues. She currently is Emergency Department Clinical Educator at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also serves on SLDN's Board of Directors. She and her partner, Melissa, reside in Bowie, Maryland.

This event is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland. The Fellowship meets on Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Chancellor Run Activity Center in Great Mills, MD. All are welcome! For more information, e-mail Secretary@uufsm.org or visit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland: Home page.

 

[itsbob]

Fighting For the Freedom to Serve

A Talk about
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
6 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Lexington Park Library​

Speaker Paula Neira, USNR, will describe the history of gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender service in the military, explain “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, and cover the following points:
• The impact of the law on the military, particularly while we are at war.
• The hypocrisy of the policy and why the law needs to be repealed.
• What people can do to help make a change.

This event is free and open to the public.
​

Paula Neira, RN, ECN, Esq., LT, USNR (1985-1991)
Paula Neira graduated, with distinction, from the United States Naval Academy in 1985 and served as a Surface Warfare Officer on active duty and as a reservist. During Operation Desert Storm, she participated in mine warfare combat operations as a task group staff officer. After leaving the Navy in 1991, she became a registered nurse. Graduating from law school in 2001, she is a member of the Maryland Bar, a former staff attorney at the Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN), and a recognized expert in sexual minority/military issues. She currently is Emergency Department Clinical Educator at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also serves on SLDN's Board of Directors. She and her partner, Melissa, reside in Bowie, Maryland.

This event is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland. The Fellowship meets on Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Chancellor Run Activity Center in Great Mills, MD. All are welcome! For more information, e-mail Secretary@uufsm.org or visit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland: Home page.

So was Paula gay when she accepted her appointment to the USNA and took advantage of the free college tuiton, knowing that it was not legal for her to do so?

 

[itsbob]

That and if you are going to advertise for Paula and your church, shouldn't you buy an ad?

 

[Oz]

That and if you are going to advertise for Paula and your church, shouldn't you buy an ad?

Yeah since gay households have twice as much disposable income as the rest of us, you would think they could afford a paid advertisement.

 

[vraiblonde]

I am just as likely to want to discuss gay affairs as I am racial affairs.

Read: Not likely.

 

[chernmax]

The policy just needs a name change like: STFU No One Cares!!!

 

[vraiblonde]

Had Lt. Neira rallied with me against the MD smoking ban, I would happily return the favor. Since she is a lesbian woman in PG County, it's unlikely that she did that.

So now it's every man for himself.

 

[PJumper]

So was Paula gay when she accepted her appointment to the USNA and took advantage of the free college tuiton, knowing that it was not legal for her to do so?

Biting the hands of those who feed her! The military should bring her back to active duty and try her under court martial proceedings so she cannot receive any veterans benefits. I hate people who uses and institution and then bad mouthing them afterwards.

 

[UUFSM]

That and if you are going to advertise for Paula and your church, shouldn't you buy an ad?

We just checked with SOMDOnline and received this reply:

>Non-profit events are fine for posting in the forums.
>Thank you for asking!
>-----------------------------------
>Dee Jay Gude
>Southern Maryland Online
>Southern Maryland Online™ - Your on-line community for Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties.™

 

[MMDad]

So was Paula gay when she accepted her appointment to the USNA and took advantage of the free college tuiton, knowing that it was not legal for her to do so?

Let us know how she answers when you ask Wednesday evening.

 

[itsbob]

Let us know how she answers when you ask Wednesday evening.

like I don't have anything better to do with my time then listen to a Lesbian that got a free education at the country's expense rail about how UNFAIR the mean old Navy is..

 

[RadioPatrol]

Socialist Alert ...............

 

[Merlin99]

So was Paula gay when she accepted her appointment to the USNA and took advantage of the free college tuiton, knowing that it was not legal for her to do so?

I thought you could be gay, just not practicing at the time?

 

[Oz]

I thought you could be gay, just not practicing at the time?

Does he need to improve his gayness or something?

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Let us know how she answers when you ask Wednesday evening.

like I don't have anything better to do with my time then listen to a Lesbian that got a free education at the country's expense rail about how UNFAIR the mean old Navy is..

Then why do you care?

Why would you be opposed to a gay or lesbian person joining the Military in the first place?

 

[itsbob]

I thought you could be gay, just not practicing at the time?

I've never been gay, but I've been exceptionally happy a time or two.

Now stop sending me PM's.. I'm NOT interested.

 

[RadioPatrol]

Then why do you care?

Why would you be opposed to a gay or lesbian person joining the Military in the first place?

do you want to share a foxhole with a fudge packer .......... or shower with one .....

hell why don't we have males and females showering ala Starship Troopers ....

 

[itsbob]

Then why do you care?

Why would you be opposed to a gay or lesbian person joining the Military in the first place?

Well, if she's complaining about the issue AFTER she took advantage of the free education, all the while KNOWING at the time she was breaking the law (yes, her going to the academy and serving as a naval officer pre-dates "Don't Ask Don't Tell) then I have an issue.

I think she should be required to payback the 150 - 500K it cost us to send her to school.

 

[itsbob]

hell why don't we have males and females showering ala Starship Troopers ....

I'm cool wid dat!

 

[itsbob]

Then why do you care?

Why would you be opposed to a gay or lesbian person joining the Military in the first place?

Have you ever been in the military?