Frank Chastises Army Chief Over Attack On Gay Soldier

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Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says the military appears to be ignoring a commitment made in 2000 to curb anti-gay harassment in the forces and to hold accountable those who harass fellow soldiers.

In a letter to Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker, Frank criticizes the handling of a case involving the beating of a gay soldier at Fort Huachuca in Arizona.

Pvt. Kyle Lawson accused a fellow member of a training unit at Fort Huachuca in Arizona of punching in the face during a homophobic outburst at an off-post party after a friend let it slip that Lawson was gay. (story)

Lawson's nose was broken in the attack.