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On PBS Newshour: Discussion Of Issues Regarding Possible Return Of ROTC Program To Stanford

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On PBS Newshour last night, they ran a segment on the controversy over an ROTC program possibly returning to Stanford.

The transgender & intersex issue -- that transgender and intersex people aren't allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military services, and thus are also not allowe in ROTC programs -- was covered beginning at approximately the 7:00 minute mark in the video, entitled At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus.

...SPENCER MICHELS: Like the anti-war students, gay groups on campus also oppose the return of ROTC. They say the repeal of don't ask, don't tell didn't go far enough, since it still allows discrimination against transgender people.

Leanna Keyes is active in Stanford Students for Queer Liberation.

LEANNA KEYES, Stanford Students for Queer Liberation: Because ROTC doesn't admit transgender students, it doesn't admit intersex students, it's perpetuating that discrimination.

SPENCER MICHELS: Student Association president Angelina Cardona thinks the military's exclusion of transgender people will play a surprisingly important role in Stanford's decision on ROTC.

ANGELINA CARDONA, Associated Students of Stanford University: I'm personally pro-military. My stepfather is a veteran. I would be thrilled to see the ROTC return to Stanford University, if they were willing to meet us halfway and to include all of our students in their organization in this unique opportunity.

However, as it is now, they do not...

The transcript of the entire segment is here.


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