The Navy is
kicking out a lesbian noncommissioned officer who took part
in a New York City rally for marriage equality last
weekend, after she was heard on a local radio station
talking about her female partner. Navy petty officer
Rhonda Davis was in uniform when she gave the
interview to 1010WINS on June 3 as she marched across the
Brooklyn Bridge with hundreds of others in support
of same-sex marriage.
Davis said she is now losing her job
because her superiors heard the broadcast. Navy
spokesman Jeff Nichols confirmed that discharge
proceedings are under way, adding that Davis's
broadcast comments violated the military's
"don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Davis, a 10-year Navy veteran and currently
serving as a journalist first class, said she's
hoping to get an honorable, not a dishonorable,
discharge. She said Saturday's rally was the first
time she had marched in support of gay
rights--and that even though she's not happy about
losing her job, she has no regrets about speaking out
because she believes strongly in the fight to legalize
same-sex marriage. (Sirius OutQ News)
