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On Dec 28, 7:46 am, William Gomes <[email protected]> wrote: > December 28, 2011 > > Mr.Rick Perry > > Governor of Texas > > Office of the Governor > State Insurance Building > 1100 San Jacinto > Austin, Texas 78701 > > Re: Secure the rights of Esther Garatie > > Dear Governor Rick Perry, > > I have received new information and request your urgent intervention in the > following situation in Dallas, Texas. > > I have been informed by reliable sources that Esther Garatie is a Marine > veteran, wounded in service to her country and honorably discharged from > the Marines as a result. > > Esther Garatie walked into a mental health clinic at the Dallas VA Medical > Center on October 12, 2011 and was seen by a nurse practitioner named Lincy > T. Pandithurai. Nurse Pandithurai subjected Esther to a vitriolic, hateful > rant that lasted three hours on the topic of Esther’s sexual orientation. > Ms. Pandithurai told Esther that the only reason she’s depressed is because > she’s gay. > > When Esther broke into tears, Ms. Pandithurai announced that her tears were > clearly a manifestation of guilt over her sexual orientation. Ms. > Pandithurai stated that Esther is living in darkness and needs to “return > to the light.” She also told Esther that there are churches now that > “actually accept homosexuals and can help you get your life back on track > and stop choosing to be gay.” She further stated that “homosexuality used > to be a diagnosis until recently, but they changed it because of Obama.” > > This is only a brief sample of the verbal and psychological abuse Esther > was subjected to. As a result of this mistreatment, Esther left the VA in > far more danger of harming herself than when she entered. > > The American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric > Association and the American Nurses Association have all stated publicly > that homosexuality is not a choice and is not pathological. So-called > “reparative therapy,” which Ms. Pandithurai seemed to be attempting in > brief, has also been condemned by these same organizations as ineffective > and potentially damaging psychologically. > > Nurse Pandithurai was operating as an employee of the U.S. Government, a > mental health professional, and a licensed Nurse Practitioner. Her > treatment of Esther violated laws and ethics governing all of these roles. > The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment prohibits the government, > and thus any government employee acting in her professional capacity, from > endorsing any particular religion or, indeed, religion at all. Clearly Ms. > Pandithurai is acting in violation of U.S. Constitutional law. She is also > practicing in violation of state law in the form of Texas’ Nursing Practice > Act, Sec. 301.452(b)(10) and 301.452(b)(13). > > Governor Rick Perry. I want share some good precedents regarding LGBT > rights in the United States. > > On June 28, 2000, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Boy > Scouts of America had a First Amendment right to exclude people from its > organization on the basis of sexual orientation, irrespective of any > applicable civil rights laws. > > On May 20, 1996, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Romer v. > Evans against an amendment to the Colorado state constitution that would > have prevented any city, town or county in the state from taking any > legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect homosexual or > bisexual citizens from discrimination on the basis of their sexual > orientation. > > In Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993) the Supreme Court unanimously held that > state penalty-enhancement laws for hate crimes were constitutional and did > not violate First Amendment rights to freedom of thought and expression. > > I strongly condemn the acts of harassment against the Esther Garatie , > which blatantly violate regional and international instruments on human > rights that guarantee freedom of expression, in particular the > International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights. > > I request to order an official investigation on the said matter as early as > possible and take proper action. > > I thank you for your attention to this important matter. > > Sincerely yours, > > William Nicholas Gomes <http://www.facebook.com/williamnicholasgomes> > > William’s Desk > > www.williamgomes.org > > Download: Secure the rights of Esther > Garatie<http://www.williamgomes.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Secure-the-rig...> > > http://www.williamgomes.org/?p=219 > <http://www.williamgomes.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Secure-the-rig...> > > -- > *William Nicholas Gomes* > *Journalist & Human Rights Activist * > *80/ B Bramon Chiron, Saydabad, > Dhaka-1203, Bangladesh. > Cell: +88 019 7 444 0 666 > E-mail:**William [at] williamgomes.org* <[email protected]>*, > editorbd[at]gmail.com <[email protected]> > Skype: William.gomes9 > Face book: > **www.facebook.com/williamnicholasgomes*<http://www.facebook.com/williamnicholasgomes> > * > Twitter: **twitter.com/williamgomes* <http://www.twitter.com/persecutionbd>* > **Web site :www.williamgomes.org*<http://www.williamgomes.org/> > > Secure the rights of Esther Garatie.pdf > 55KViewDownload -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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