(Naval) Academy alumni reject gay group

[Khephra]

Academy alumni reject gay group
Naval organization's board says geography was reason for blocking USNA Out
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By Molly Knight
Sun Staff
Originally published December 6, 2003



The board of the Naval Academy Alumni Association unanimously rejected yesterday an application by homosexual graduates to start a national chapter, giving as its reason the group's geographically disparate membership.

Skid Heyworth, spokesman for the alumni association, said the board did not debate before voting down the application filed by USNA Out, a group of more than 31 gay and lesbian academy graduates.

"The board was very decisive," said Heyworth. "The group just did not fit the profile of our alumni chapters."

He added that the association had never before rejected a request to start a chapter.

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[xchrom]

1. there are no gay people in the military -- now

and there never has been.
he said -- rolling his eyes.

[joeybee12]

2. The board "did not debate" before rejecting--kind of tells you the

mentality going on--felt they didn't even need to appear to be fair or inquisitive.

[davidinalameda]

3. go figure

at least they asked and make the issue a public one

[IndianaGreen]

4. "The group just did not fit the profile of our alumni chapters."

Never mind that the group is indeed representative of gay Annapolis grads.

I also noticed this decision was made without debate. The military should be representative of the America it purports to defend. Gays have served honorably and valiantly in every conflict since the Battle of Lexington and Concord.