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Gay Linguist Discharged

Dan Hayes | 1.15.2008 11:29 AM

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This piece by Current TV's Kaj Larsen follows Alex, a former linguist for the United States Army, who was discharged when it was discovered that he was gay. Since being discharged Alex started the 'Call to Duty' tour which tours colleges campuses to talk about the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.

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