CONSISDER ALL BELIEFS

摘要

As one of the co-chairs of the Department of Defense's comprehensive review of the issues associated with the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," I read with interest Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's March 12 "memorandum on promoting and protecting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons around the world."I agree that, as an underlying principle of equity, all in the Department of Defense should model the treatment of others with dignity and respect.One thing not mentioned in Secretary Austin's memorandum is something we found in 2010 about the need to respect service members who have beliefs opposed to LGBTQI+behaviors and conduct.