The
American Military Partner Association (AMPA) and OutServe-SLDN, the
association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, released the
following statement regarding the ongoing controversy at Fort Bragg surrounding the denial of membership of Ashley Broadway by the Association of Bragg Officers' Spouses:
"We
are pleased to announce that the leadership at Fort Bragg -
specifically, Colonel Jeffrey Sanborn, the Garrison Commander - will
meet with Ashley Broadway next Thursday to address the discrimination
she is facing with the Association of Bragg Officers' Spouses. By
agreeing to this meeting, the post leadership is affirming that, indeed,
it does have a role to play when a family in its community is treated
unfairly by a group that holds itself out as representative of all
military families. Ashley looks forward to discussing not only the
challenges her family has faced, but those faced by other same-sex
military families in the Fort Bragg community. We continue to urge
Colonel Sanborn and Commanding General Daniel Allyn to use their
considerable influence to remedy this situation for Ashley and pave the
way for all military families at Fort Bragg to be treated with fairness,
dignity, and equity."
The meeting between Broadway and Fort Bragg leadership will take place Thursday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m.