Sharon Debbage Alexander This is Me

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1. 1. SLDN

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   Published on: 5/22/2008   Last Visited: 5/22/2008

   Sharon Alexander is SLDN's Director of Legislative Affairs.
   
   Sharon has been on the staff of SLDN since 2003, and has served as an attorney in SLDN's legal services and litigation programs, and as the Deputy Director for Policy.She was promoted to the position of Director of Legislative Affairs in February of 2008.Sharon leads SLDN's legislative and grassroots advocacy to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
   
   Prior to coming to SLDN, Sharon was a Staff Counsel with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's
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   Sharon is a U.S. Army veteran.She was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1993, and served as a medical platoon leader in the Third Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany, and the Southern European Task Force Infantry Brigade (Airborne) in Vicenza, Italy, among other assignements.Following five years of active duty service, Sharon served in the Colorado Army National Guard for three years.She ended her reserve service as a Captain in 2003.

2. 2. www.gaysonoma.com

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   Published on: 2/8/2007   Last Visited: 8/14/2007

   "Considering the critical shortage of linguists in the armed forces, a platoon of Arabic-speaking lesbians may be just what the military needs," said Sharon Alexander, deputy director of policy for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN).
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   "Secretary Rice would have no trouble finding gay linguists," said Alexander.

3. 3. SLDN

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   Published on: 3/3/2006   Last Visited: 5/22/2008

   Divided into two sessions, the afternoon began with a presentation by Sharon Alexander, deputy director for public policy for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and a U.S. Army veteran.Alexander provided an overview of SLDN and its role in representing men and women navigating the intricacies of a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) discharge.She said that while statistics show a spike in DADT discharges between 1996 and 2002, those numbers are down by nearly 51 percent this year.Whether this is due to generational increase of tolerance or other variables, she could not say.She pointed out that the policy is rife with loopholes and fine lines that are often the most challenging aspects of the cases she handles.She and her organization are working to introduce legislation that will continue to fight the discrimination against and harassment of military personnel.
   
   Following Alexander, John A. "Jay" Williams shared his perspective on civil-military issues and the existing circumstances regarding gays in the military.