FILE PHOTO: U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she will work with colleagues on legislation giving U.S. troops the same legal protections against discrimination as civilian employees, a move advocates say could be a game-changer for minorities in America's armed forces.
The effort by Gillibrand, who is expected to lead a Senate subcommittee responsible for U.S. military personnel, follows a 2020 Reuters investigation https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-military-civilrights that showed U.S. troops were far less likely to file racial discrimination complaints than their civilian counterparts.
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