Weinstein is asking why the Academy hasn't shouted this news from the rooftops.  While we make every effort to ensure that news articles pertaining to our Foundation remain available for you to access, Brig. Four years later, even after the end of the ban on lesbians, gays, and bisexuals in the military, it seems as if a whole new battle has begun.  For some reason, sensitivity to the personal opinions of the homophobes takes priority over human rights.  Deferring to those who would deny rights is hardly new.  Segregated units and barracks were the accommodation given to racists in the military during and after World War II.  When I was a missile launch officer gender segregated missile crews were the accommodation given to wives who didn't want their husbands pulling alert with a woman.    And now, "freedom of expression" is the accommodation being given to homophobes despite the damage it does to unit cohesion.  Just because something comes from a chaplain does not mean it's OK.  I attend a Baptist church in Texas.  Yet I know of Baptists who, to this day, use the Bible to justify their opinion that races should not inter-marry.  Would it be OK for a military chaplain at USAFA to publicly denounce the marriage of an African-American 2nd Lieutenant to an Anglo 2nd Lieutenant in the Cadet Chapel upon graduation?  Why is it OK for chaplains, and even active-duty officers, to spout homophobic rhetoric even while they may be supervising LGB subordinates?

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Kristin E. Goodwin is a brigadier general in the United States Air Force (USAF). Military Religious Freedom Foundation, nor have expressed endorsement thereof. The newspaper reported some people had credited Goodwin with installing tough discipline policies. Lt Gen Johnson

He also claimed others had spoken to him of “how screwed up the [Cadet Wing] office is [and] how people are incapable of doing what they need to do.”, Another witness, whose name was redacted in the report, said Goodwin’s arrival saw the academy’s Cadet Wing “almost immediately became the most bizarrely toxic and mistrustful organization I’ve ever been a part of.”, The Inspector General report also identified four government travel cases between July 2017 and November 2018 where it is believed Goodwin instead conducted personal business “either in whole or substantial part.”. Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 02:17 PM Brig Gen (S) Goodwin will bring a wealth of experience from her time as the Vice-Commander of the 59th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Wing Commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, and most recently, the Senior Military Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington DC. Goodwin’s tenure at the Air Force Academy has been praised and criticized, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. Others, however, criticized her for treating subordinates poorly, among other issues, the paper reported, citing unnamed sources. Younger claimed the removal followed shortly after Goodwin raised her own concerns to Silveria about a senior officer under her command, as well as her concerns about discrimination as a gay officer. A terse US Air Force Academy press release notes Col Kristin Goodwin will be promoted to Brigadier General on 12 May and assume command of the USAFA cadet wing on Monday, 15 May. The United States Air Force Academy's (USAFA) announcement of Brigadier General Select Kristin E. Goodwin - who is gay and married to her wife Kelly, with whom she has two children - as USAFA's new Commandant of Cadets, … The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which allowed gay individuals to serve if their sexual orientation was not made public, was enacted about one year after she entered the service. “This decision was based on hearsay and was not appropriately investigated by [Silveria] or the IG,” Younger said.

And now, some 4 years later, the Air Force has chosen a gay female officer to be its next USAFA Commandant! 3/6/13 VIDEO - FOX 21 News: What's the story behind this billboard? A pilot of transports after graduating the U.S. Air Force Academy, she moved on to bombers before assuming commands. Gen. Goodwin as USAFA's new Commandant, From: USAFA/DSEA (Taskers) She is also proud of her service as the U.S. Air Force Academy’s commandant of cadets and the significant accomplishments the Cadet Wing made while she served in this capacity from 2017 to 2019,” Younger said of Goodwin. Just 4 years ago this month, MRFF engaged in the very first gay rights public protest, near the Academy's South Gate entrance, in support of over 20 LGB faculty, cadets and staff at USAFA who were MRFF clients. Twitter: @CDicksteinDC, Jeans day intended to bring Air Force Academy into forefront of discussion on sexual assault, Air Force Academy ethics instructor arrested on charges of attempting to lure a child online.

“Effective immediately, Brig. As USAFA continues on a strong upward trajectory, we are looking forward to Brig Gen (S) Goodwin's arrival and Assumption of Command. Goodwin’s selection for commandant of cadets, a position she took in May 2017, garnered media attention because she was the first openly gay Air Force general to serve in leadership at the academy. According to the Air Force, she was part of the team that planned the first night of the U.S. “Shock and Awe” air campaign leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Goodwin was expected to transfer to the Pentagon and serve as the director of current operations for the Air Force deputy chief of staff, according to a service announcement last year. Edith A. Disler, PhD, MBA, Lt Col (Ret) USAF The media outlets referenced in the links above (if applicable) don't have any affiliation with the "  Why do you suppose that is?   Lt Gen Gould, I'm sure your life partner would agree that the mentorship of female military members was a lifeline for women in uniform who came through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.  LGB persons in uniform would serve the same purpose today, if they weren"t in such fear of their command climate. She is a pilot by trade, who has recorded more than 2,900 hours flying aircraft including B-52 Stratofortress bombers and B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, according to her Air Force biography. I will finish by asking you this.  Do you have openly gay or lesbian active duty faculty members to act as mentors within Spectrum, or even at large?  I suspect the answer is "no.