Voices of Honor Tour Comes to Phoenix on Tuesday, August 11

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with Servicemembers United, the nation's largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their straight allies, will be bringing the Voices of Honor Tour to Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday, August 11th.

The national tour highlights the discriminatory law that hurts military readiness and national security while putting American soldiers fighting overseas at risk.

The schedule for the Phoenix stop is as follows:
• 9:00am: Press Conference with Iraq and Afghanistan-era Veterans
Marvin Andrews Courtyard in front of City Hall
200 W Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003

• 5:00pm: Town Hall Discussion on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Pulliam Room, Burton Barr Library
1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004

“Voices of Honor” features a diverse group of gay, lesbian, and straight veterans who have served under the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Jarrod Chlapowski, a former U.S. Army Korean linguist who opted to not re-enlist because of DADT and is a public policy advocate at the Human Rights Campaign; Alex Nicholson, a former U.S. Army Human Intelligence Collector discharged under DADT and current executive director of Servicemembers United; Eric Alva, a former Marine and first American injured in current operations in Iraq; and others standing united and speaking out for the repeal of this discriminatory policy that continues to harm our nation's security.

To learn more online, visit: www.hrc.org/VoicesOfHonor

Read the Press Release here.