Colorado, Amerika Serikat. Para mahasiswa lulusan Akademi Angkatan Udara Amerika baru saja merayakan kelulusanya di Colorado Spring. Perasaan gembira tidak hanya dirasakan oleh Mahasiswa heteroseksual tapi juga Mahasiswa Gay dan Lesbian karena mereka bisa secara terbuka menyatakan orientasi seksualnya setelah pencabutan kebijakan “don’t as don’t tell/jangan Tanya –jangan Katakan”.(kebijakan yang dikeluarkan oleh Angkatan bersenjata amerika yang non didkriminatif terhadap tentara lesbian dan gay)
Dalam kesempatan tersebut Presiden Obama hadir dengan memberikan sambutan yang difokuskan tentang “perasaan baru tentang Amerika”. Ketika masa jabatanya. Yang sempat direkam oleh KMGH-TV.
“Kita dapat mengatakan dengan percaya diri dan bangga : Bahwa Amerika Serikat lebih kuat, lebih aman dan lebih dihormati di dunia, Ada perasaan baru tentang Amerika saya lihat di mana-mana ketika melakukan kunjugan , di mulai dari London dan Praha, Tokyo , Seoul, dan Jakarta.. Ada kepercayaan baru dalam kepemimpinan kita.”ungkap Obama
Trish Heller, pemimpin Aliansi Biru, sebuah asosiasi LGBT alumni Akademi Angkatan Udara, mengatakan kepada ABC News bahwa taruna gay kini tampak lebih bahagia berbaur didalam kelas. Dia mengatakan bahwa kelompoknya menyadari sedikitnya empat anggota LGBT secara terbuka dari kelas 2012.
“The Air Force Academy grup – pada awal bulan ini sekitar 30 anggotanya membuka diri tentang perbedaan orientasi seksualnya . menurut ABC News. “Akademi Angkatan Udara juga telah mengizinkan Aliansi Biru memiliki peran yang lebih tinggi di kampus. Beberapa kelompok Tentara Gay kini mulai terbentuk satu diantaranya adalah kkelompok terbang bendera pelangi yang telah berpartisipasi dalam pesta tailgate sebelum pertandingan sepak bola pada bulan November lalu, juga ada Dana Born kelompok ini berpartisipasi dalam sebuah simposium kepemimpinan kampus.
sumber berita : www.advocate.com
sumber photo : www.cbsnews.comThe first openly gay cadets graduated Wednesday from the U.S. Air Force Academy, eight months after the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy took effect.
ABC News reports on the graduation in Colorado Springs, Colo., which featured an address by President Barack Obama. According to a report from KMGH-TV, Obama focused his speech on the “new feeling about America” that has been generated around the world during his term.
“We can say with confidence and pride: The United States is stronger, safer and more respected in the world,” he said. “There’s a new feeling about America. I see it everywhere I go, from London and Prague, to Tokyo and Seoul, to Rio and Jakarta. There’s a new confidence in our leadership.”
The speech was the president’s last commencement address of the season, according to KMGH-TV. Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for this Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where Vice President Joe Biden will be the featured speaker, and at the U.S. Naval Academy on Tuesday.
Trish Heller, leader of the Blue Alliance, an association of LGBT Air Force Academy alumni, told ABC News that gay cadets were happier to blend into the graduating class rather than stand out. She said that her group was aware of at least four openly LGBT members of the class of 2012.
Students and others affiliated with the academy reported a smooth transition since repeal took effect last September.
“The Air Force Academy group – called Spectrum – was officially sanctioned earlier this month and had about 30 members from across all classes, the organizers said,” according to ABC News. “The Air Force Academy’s administration has also allowed the Blue Alliance to have a more high-profile role on campus. The group flew rainbow flags during a tailgate party before a home football game in November, Heller said, and hosted a dinner attended by the dean of faculty, Gen. Dana Born. In February, the group participated in a campus leadership symposium, she said.”
news source : www.advocate.com
pic source : www.cbsnews.com
