Chicago recruiter
is latest to reject Soulforce activists

Three members of the gay activist group Soulforce who tried to enlist at a U.S. Army recruitment center in Chicago on Tuesday were turned away after announcing that they are gay. The activists, all students from Chicago's Northwestern University, said they planned to return to the recruitment center in September to stage a sit-in.

"I believe serving in the military is the highest form of civil service that you can do," Soulforce member Kelsey Pacha told the UPI wire service.

The activists' attempts to enlist are part of Soulforce's Right to Serve campaign to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and have taken place in 30 cities across the nation. (The Advocate)