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- THE WEEK, Page 26NATIONKeeping It Straight
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- Perot and the Pentagon draw a hard line against gays
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- 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.
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- 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.
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