Security Clearances Out the Window For Many MST Survivors

Christian Science Monitor discusses Question 21

To think of all the harassment that goes on surrounding the stigma attached to a rape, reporting, investigation etc. The harassment can go on for YEARS. For some, the only escape or reprieve from the chaos, is the inside of the inpatient psychiatric unit. While there, all sorts of people get to collaborate on what DIAGNOSIS is presenting in the "troop" who is going "bonkers." For many, if not most, there is no escaping the retaliatory sea of feedback he or she is swimming in post rape or assault. All of it is off the record, of course, but no less revictimizing. The issue of Question 21, and the lackluster response advocates are getting from the Department of Defense, is another reason to institute the STOP Act NOW!