WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A lesbian cadet asked to resign from the
U.S. Military Academy because she said she can no longer lie about
her sexuality and was troubled by the anti-gay attitudes of some
around her.
Katherine Miller of Findlay, Ohio, also said she wants to fight
for repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law, a subject she was
studying and writing about as a sociology major at West Point.
"I intend for my resignation to offer a concrete example of the
consequences of a failed law and social policy," she wrote in her
resignation letter on Monday, referring to the law against gays
serving openly in the military.
Miller wrote proudly of her accomplishments as a student,
athlete and soldier and said that she had not been pressured by
anyone to resign. But she wrote of being "coerced into ignoring
derogatory comments towards homosexuals for fear of being alienated
for my viewpoint" and that she "endured sexual harassment for
fear of being accused as a lesbian."
Miller said by e-mail that she wasn't immediately available to
speak with The Associated Press on Thursday, but she confirmed the
resignation letter.