From Buzz Feed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/pentagon-inaction-on-same-sex-benefits-angers-activists
“Every day that goes by is another day of unnecessary sacrifice for our families,” frustrated LGBT advocate says.
Chris Geidner
February 8, 2013
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest LGBT rights group Friday lashed out at the Pentagon over continued delays in extending benefits to servicemembers with same-sex spouses, delays that have frustrated advocates and prompted a plea for action from the lesbian wife of a service member.
“There’s no explanation for the delay. It’s been over two years now since the President signed the repeal bill. Every day that goes by is another day of unnecessary sacrifice for our families,” Human Rights Campaign vice president for communications Fred Sainz told BuzzFeed Friday evening.
Ashley Broadway, married to Lt. Col. Heather Mack, has been watching the impact of the Pentagon’s foot-dragging firsthand, with the Army announcing that the Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses would be allowed to meet on base even if it excluded her from membership. Although the spouses’ group eventually relented and allowed Broadway to join, Broadway’s experience — and her work as an officer with the American Military Partners Association — has her disappointed with the delay.
“I am completely and totally frustrated. They’ve been saying this, basically, since the repeal. We have families, truly, that are suffering,” Broadway told BuzzFeed Friday night. “If they would just hurry up and act on it, our families wouldn’t be suffering any more. Act on it already.”
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