Law School Digs In On Gay Military Ban

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http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/10/102505vtLaw.htm

Vermont's only law school is refusing to give in to demands it allow military recruiters on campus even though it has meant the loss of $500,000 a year in federal grants.

The Vermont Law School is one of three law schools whose federal funding has been cancelled because over opposition to 'don't ask, don't tell', the Pentagon's ban on gays serving openly.

"The government is trying to use its force to prohibit independent institutions from speaking up on behalf of individuals who are being discriminated against based on their sexual preference," Jeff Shields, the school's president told the Free Press newspaper.



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I think it would be great if others did as well.