Jene Newsome was discharged from the Air Force after local police officers informed military personnel of her Iowa marriage license. The ACLU has filed a complaint against the Rapid City Police Department for violating her privacy.
Jene spoke up yesterday on CNN's American Morning:
Fight Back New York claimed victory last night, defeating anti-equality legislator Hiram Monserrate in favor of pro-marriage equality candidate José Peralta.
Fight Back New York is a state PAC dedicated to challenging anti-equality legislators that stood in the way of marriage equality in the Empire State.
Dr. Loren Olson nervously clutches a lectern at Des Moines University. It's lunchtime at the osteopathic medicine school, and students filter into the lecture hall to listen to Olson talk about a book he's writing. The 66-year-old could almost be a grandfather to these students: sweater vest and thinning white hair, ample belly and friendly laugh.
Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. The 28-year-old's honorable discharge under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy came only after police officers in Rapid City, S.D., saw an Iowa marriage certificate in her home and told the nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base.
The Iowa Family Policy Center, a group that opposes equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, released a statement today comparing smoking-related health costs to gay unions.
