Gay and lesbian
military veterans discharged under the federal ban on
openly LGBT service members may receive benefits through the
state under a bill being considered by the
Massachusetts state senate.
Military veterans
discharged under the Pentagon's ban on openly gay and
lesbian service members may receive benefits through
the state under a bill being considered by the
Massachusetts state senate.
Carl Sciortino is
sponsoring the bill, which would require the Executive
Office of Veterans Affairs to provide soldiers discharged
under "don't ask, don't tell" tax breaks and other
benefits offered to heterosexual veterans, according
to the Somerville Journal, a local newspaper. Federal
benefits would not apply under this proposed legislation.
Senators Scott
Brown and Thomas McGee, cochair of the Committee on
Veterans and Federal Affairs, are wary of the legislation,
however. They cautioned that the bill may put federal
funds at risk by going against strict policies.
(The Advocate)
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