Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military

jillio said:
But questions regarding sexual orientation are illegal. Those instances you have listed are quite different than someone being outed by another.
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Not on the federal level. :cool2:

That's another thing that the deaf people have had to cope with...

Not surprised you did not know this.
 
Discrimination based on sexual orientation are handled at the state level. That, in no way, implies that it is legal to discriminate at the federal level.
 
jillio said:
But questions regarding sexual orientation are illegal. Those instances you have listed are quite different than someone being outed by another.
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Questions about your spouse are not illegal though.....and pretty necessary in a security background check.....Even TSA people are questioned about their spouse.
 
jillio said:
Discrimination based on sexual orientation are handled at the state level. That, in no way, implies that it is legal to discriminate at the federal level.
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Exactly.

There's federal agencies that can discriminate on sexual orientation.

State level and all else below ... Protected.

Even in most Civil Courts - The Court doesn't have to provide you with an interpreter.

But again, I don't expect you to know all this.
 
TXgolfer said:
Questions about your spouse are not illegal though.....and pretty necessary in a security background check.....Even TSA people are questioned about their spouse.
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And that leads us right back to the question: was the marraige performed in a state that recognizes same sex marraiges? Were they in the same state when this occurred as the state in which they were married?

The first question is important because if it was simply a ceremony that did not lead to legal recognition, then there is no "spouse."

And the second because there is no reciprocity across states.
 
jillio said:
But questions regarding sexual orientation are illegal. Those instances you have listed are quite different than someone being outed by another.
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I don't have access to a current security background form, so I wouldn't know what questions are included. If questions regarding sexual orientation are illegal than I suppose they aren't included.

Again, any questions that aren't completely or truthfully answered will send up a red flag, and will be investigated.
 
Reba said:
I don't have access to a current security background form, so I wouldn't know what questions are included. If questions regarding sexual orientation are illegal than I suppose they aren't included.

Again, any questions that aren't completely or truthfully answered will send up a red flag, and will be investigated.
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Thanks for your response. So, if one was not asked about one's sexual orientation, it obviously was something that a decision could not be based on. Correct? Nor could one be accused of withholding information.
 
jillio said:
Thanks for your response. So, if one was not asked about one's sexual orientation, it obviously was something that a decision could not be based on. Correct? Nor could one be accused of withholding information.
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Correct.

But it's (clarifying for jillio: being a homo (not derogatory.)) also grounds for termination.
 
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