With California Democrat Ellen Tauscher heading to the State Department, former Army captain and West Point grad Anthony Woods has set his sights on her congressional seat. After two tours in Iraq, Woods came out of the closet and had to leave the military.
Outlook's Rachel Dry spoke with him about the Obama administration's position on gay rights, the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and why "don't ask, don't tell" is the least of the president's problems.
Excerpts:
Q. Why did you decide to come out?
A. That was one of the toughest choices I had to make in my entire life. I struggled with it, because I knew that my decision would ultimately cost me something that I really loved -- my career in the military. And you know I weighed that with the very real fact that the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is asking people to lie, and there's something that's fundamentally wrong with a policy that's encouraging people to compromise their integrity and to lie about who they are.
Read the rest of the story from its source: The Washington Post
Anthony Woods Quick Facts:
- - Born at Travis Air Force Base, California
- - West Point Graduate
- - Master's degree, Harvard University - Kennedy School of Government
- - Served with the rank of Captain, U. S. Army
- - Two Iraq deployments
- - Awarded the Bronze Star for bravery
About Anthony Woods and the courage of his convictions
Anthony Woods for Congress
SLDN (Servicemembers Legal Defense Network)
Support Lt. Col. Fehrenbach - sign this letter from SLDN
Watch "Ask Not" - powerful new video from SLDN
IAVA - Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
.
0 comments:
Post a Comment