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THE WEEK, Page 26NATIONKeeping It Straight
Perot and the Pentagon draw a hard line against gays
Uncle Ross wants you -- unless, perhaps, you're gay. On ABC's
20/20, Barbara Walters discussed with Ross Perot whether he
would have an "admitted homosexual" serve in his Cabinet in a
post such as Secretary of Defense, Treasury or Education. "No,"
Perot declared, "I don't want anybody there that will be a point
of controversy with the American people. It will distract from
the work to be done." He added that it's not "realistic" for
homo sexuals to serve in the military.
Perot, of course, is only supporting national policy. The
Washington National Guard, upholding Pentagon regulations, just
informed Colonel Mar garethe Cammermeyer that she will be
discharged June 11 because she has disclosed that she is a
lesbian. Cammermeyer is chief of nursing for Washington State's
Army National Guard and a Vietnam veteran. The much decorated
nurse -- she received a Bronze Star for meritorious service
during Vietnam's Tet offensive -- is one of the highest-ranking
soldiers ever to be thrown out of uniform for being homosexual
-- despite the reluctance of National Guard officials, who wish
to keep her.