you're welcome On Dec 28, 12:00 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for sharing this PlainOl, > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 12:29 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > >http://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Lincy-T-Pandithurai-nurse/12941... > > > 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. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. 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