The U.S. Navy denied Petty Officer Jon Stremel access to their on-base domestic violence shelter in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii five times because he is male. Now he’s trying to enable discrimination protections for ALL service members.
The evidence is overwhelming that the United States Navy discriminated against Petty Officer Jon Stremel during an already hellacious period of his life. He is turning that negative experience into something positive through his advocacy for the Military Anti-Discriminartion Act.
Watch our special video about Mr. Stremel’s story.
The new law Mr. Stremel is advocating for would grant military service members protections that the rest of us already have in the form of the ability to sue our employer for damages if we are discriminated against. Protected attributes include race, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and more.
View the video and hear Jon’s amazing story. This is WIBM’s most extensive video project to date.
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