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Three students graduated from the prestigious service academy after years of hard work, but Trump’s military ban prevented them from getting their commission.
The settlement will see that the two are commissioned as officers "in recognition of the status and military careers they qualified for and earned years ago."
The U.S. Air Force Academy claims that gay cadets are safe and welcomed on campus, despite the academy's hiring of a staunch advocate of 'ex-gay' therapy who developed the school's mandatory counseling program.
Bradley Kim, a sophomore at the Air Force Academy, said he hopes to be an example for other young people.
Last week, the U.S. Air Force Academy appointed Col. Kristin Goodwin to be the Commandant of Cadets and will be the first openly queer officer to uphold this position. Â
Thirty-Eight graduates of the U.S. Military at West Point came out with the announcement that they are forming a support group with an offer to help their alma mater educate future Army leaders on the need to accept and honor the sacrifices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
As Donald Trump's trans military ban goes into effect, the nation's service academies are putting up bars too.
The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., planned to deny entry Wednesday to a busload of gay rights activists as they completed their cross-country tour of 20 conservative Christian and military colleges with a challenge to the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy they say keeps gay cadets closeted.
Twenty-one gay rights activists--participants in the cross-country Equality Ride--were arrested Wednesday on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., after staging a protest against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't ask" policy regarding gay service members.
