We all know about the policy the military has about homosexuals who serve in the military. What I wanna know is isn't this a form of discrimination, which from my understanding is against the law. If it is, then how come it's ok for a government "branch" to hold this policy but any other business could get in trouble for such things?
2006-11-26 17:28:20 · 4 answers · asked by mizzgov_08 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Ok I can understand what everyone is saying. However, it would be against the law for me to harass someone at work who was gay, but how come the military would basically say "Well he let it be known" and turn the other way? It just really bugs me how the military is like some other government. I grew up a military child and have lived by a military base for the past 11 years but I feel that they need to abide by the same laws as everyone else.
2006-11-26 18:05:42 · update #1
Oh yeah, by the way, I wouldn't harass a gay person. I was just using that as an example. I suppose gays and lesbians.
2006-11-26 18:06:34 · update #2
Why should a homosexual have to live in fear and not be able to feel safe just because they are in the military? I thought it was their job to help protect this country and the people in it? Oh yeah, and BTW... if they are so uncomfortable being stationed with someone who is gay, all they have to do is request to be moved, as far as when they are deployed.
2006-11-29 19:22:14 · update #3
obviously the government can grant the military exceptions. There are other forms of discrimination in the military as well. For example, women aren't allowed in certain combat arms jobs, which can be considered sex discrimination.
The military has it's own set of rules that fall outside of the sphere of normal civil law. No where else can you get thrown in jail for things like infidelity, which is possible in the military under the UCMJ, or for speaking out against the commander in chief if your an officer. There is the fact that you can't sue the government while your serving in the armed forces. The list goes on, but you get the idea, the military doesn't play by the same rules that everyone else does.
2006-11-26 17:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fact of the matter is that the policy works.
BTW - wouldn't forcing a person to live with a homosexual against his/her wishes be a form of discrimination?
Homosexuals have their own unique lifestyle. The military has a unique lifestyle. Why should the military be forced to change their lifestyle in order to accommodate what is nothing more than a special-interest group?
2006-11-27 02:36:05 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not discrimination. The military is weeding out those it believes that would not be fit for military life. Other companies do the same thing. A nuclear power plant wouldn't hire a highschool drop-out to be a technician. And they are not banning gays from joining, they are just requesting that they don't go around telling everyone about it.
2006-11-26 17:45:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is the best they can do under the circumstances. Culture, currently, still taboos this. If one does not ask or tell, then no one gets pummeled.
The military has taken a huge step, in my opinion.
2006-11-26 17:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋