Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Action Alert

Our voices can make a difference. The day Rep. Ellen Tauscher introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (H.R. 1283) — a bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — 121 representatives signed up as co-sponsors.
As COLAGErs we know that this issue has the potential of affecting our parent/s but it also can impact our entire family. Youth whose parents are in the military are affected by the silence and fear required by DADT. Because of this, COLAGE encourages you to write your representative and tell them about how DADT hurts our families – we want them to know why protecting our families from something potentially hurtful and unfair is vital for ensuring equality for all families!
We are calling on to you help keep up the momentum for the Military Readiness Enhancement Act by writing to your legislator now and asking him or her to become a co-sponsor? You can do this by clicking here.
For every additional co-sponsor we can secure for this bill, we’ll make its chances of passage that much stronger! And we’ll be a significant step closer to ending the 15-year reign of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which has led to the discharge of nearly 13,000 service members also impacting their families to date — including 11 more just this past January.
Thank you for helping to make a difference. With your great support, it’ll soon be possible for all qualified Americans to serve openly in the military regardless of their sexual orientation. If you are a youth or adult who have/had a parent in the military and might like to join COLAGE’s efforts to raise awareness on how DADT impacts youth and families, please email Paulie Milagros Schreck.