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California Legislature may demand military stop fining gays

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California state Sen. Christine Kehoe introduced a resolution sponsored by Equality California on March 9 calling on President Barack Obama, Congress and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stop fining LGBT servicemembers who were discharged under Don't Ask, Don't Tell.


Said EQCA: "Although DADT has been found to be unconstitutional as a violation of the First and Fifth Amendments, and the U.S. Congress passed a repeal that was signed by the president, the military continues to demand that our brave soldiers who were unfairly discharged by this outrageous policy pay for their education because they were discharged."

EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors called the demands for repayment, which have topped $75,000 in some cases, "beyond offensive."