http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/09/military.gays.dismissals/index.html More women than men dismissed from military for being gay(CNN) -- Women were dismissed from the military for being gay at a greater rate than men last year, according to new statistics obtained by a California research group.
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In the Air Force, a majority of those removed were women, the first time a service has had such a record since the implementation of the controversial law in 1994, according to Palm Center senior research fellow Nathaniel Frank. Video Watch CNN's Randi Kaye report on Obama's promises »
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In addition, the Army removed more women under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy at a greater rate than men when compared with the ratio of women to men in each service.
Of those discharged under the policy, 36 percent were women, although women make up only 14 percent of troops in the Army, the data showed.
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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Lesbians-Most-Affected-by-Dont-Ask-Dont-Tell--63834082.html Lesbians Most Affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Military prohibiting from investigating trend Lesbians are the most likely to get the boot from the military under its “don’t ask, don’t tell policy,” according to new government statistics.
Women made up 15 percent of all active-duty soldiers and reservists but more than one-third of the 619 people kicked out last year because of their sexual preferences, The Associated Press reported. The trend was particularly acute in the Air Force, where women represented 20 percent of service members but 61 percent of those discharged.
Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia Smith told the AP that the "don't ask, don't tell" actually prohibits the military from getting to the bottom of why the disparity exists. "If we did investigate it, we would have to ask questions, and we aren't supposed to ask any questions," Smith said....
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