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March 15, 2010

Air Force Sergeant Discharged After Being Outed by Local Police
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And in South Dakota, a female Air Force sergeant has been discharged
from the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, after local
police officers told Air Force officials that she was married to a
woman. Police learned Jene Newsome was a lesbian after an officer saw an
Iowa marriage certificate in her home. The department then called the
Air Force base to out the sergeant. Newsome and the American Civil
Liberties Union have filed a complaint against the western South Dakota
police department. Robert Doody, executive director of ACLU South
Dakota, said, “This information was intentionally turned over because of
’don’t ask, don’t tell’ and to out Jene so that she would lose her
military status.”



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