Posted on 01/12/2018 5:06:00 PM PST by markomalley
Former Airman Second Class Helen Grace James is suing the United States Air Force for getting kicked out more than 60 years ago, because she is a lesbian.
Air base police caught James with another female officer alone in a car with the engine off in March 1955. After being arrested and interrogated, James claims that the military threatened to go to her family if she didn’t agree to a “undesirable” discharge, she told The Washington Post.
At 90 years old, James is now asking the courts to change her “undesirable” discharge to an “honorable” one.
“It has crippled her throughout her life,” James’s attorney, J. Cacilia Kim, told WaPo. “This is really so she’s not treated as a second-class citizen anymore.”
James said she became aware she was a lesbian at the age of 2 and asked to be called “Jim,” according to WaPo.
“I didn’t even know what a lesbian was. I didn’t know that term until later,” James said. “You just didn’t talk about it.”
Several years after James enlisted in the Air Force, rumors began circulating about her sexual orientation and the military began investigating.
James told WaPo that after she appealed the “undesirable” discharge decision, the Air Force claimed that her military records were lost in a fire and delayed the ruling. The board handling her claim finally told James they had reached a final decision, but said it had to be authorized by their executive director. When she didn’t hear back, she sued.
“I’ve done this all because I’ve been pushed. I need to do as much as I can to prove I’m a good person,” James concluded.
If she hadn’t been a “Lesbian” for all of these years, do you think she would have died a whole lot sooner?
Oh rats..... The statute of limitations is 59 years. Oh well.
Sixy years ago (1955) being “gay” **was** a crime - considered deviant sexual behavior
As far as the “Another Air Force Officer” - was this women serving as a Space Pig/APE/Security Police? If that was the case, then yes - makes even more sense that she got bounced.
In addition - doesn’t Ex Post Facto play into this as well?
BTW - this was possible decades ago- why wait until today?
I agree there is more to this an first meets the eye...
https://law.yale.edu/system/files/documents/.../wirac_CTdischargeUpgradeManual.pdf
Even straight people are not allowed to fraternize.
this pervert wants to be given a prize because she was disciplined and expelled for what was criminal conduct even in NY State as well as the Military Code.
She got the UD because she broke the law. She knew that and did it anyway.
Really tired of these idiot perverts with their wrecking agendas.
Too ambitious. Ask for it to be altered to General Discharge, accept Other Than Honorable
Statute of limitations. It’s not murder or child sex abuse.
We now return you to this thread.
That you're even thinking this way demonstrates that you are not a good person. Otherwise, it wouldn't matter, now would it?
Is there a Guinness record category for length of time to hold a grudge???
If so, I submit candidate #1
Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Who is encouraging this? I really want to know.
The genie will never go back in the bottle. Trump has allowed all of Obama’s destructive military policies to stand and even when he said no more cross dressers, Lap Dog Mattis countermanded that order without penalty. Disgusting.
Airman 2nd class? Do you know it is to make rank in USAf?
Feh her ***** hurt for 60 years? Feh
I know a creature like this.
Truth is you got you got a good gig and whine and howl
That is why you are gone
And at age 2, I was miffed that the Buffalo Sabres pulled ahead of the Detroit Red Wings for the last playoff spot in the East Division right in the last bit of the 1972-73 season, lol.
“penetration however slight is sufficient to complete the offence”
Talk about holding a grudge. Talk about statute of limitations.
Thank you, its in the UCMJ
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