I'm sorry I just don't get it. I understand Marriage rights etc but I just see the milltary as just so far out the norm I can understand letting it have special rules Mostly for the saffety of gay servicemen. I feel this is just an issue people push because they think it will be some gaint leap towards them being accepted. But I just doubt that.
2007-08-10 14:53:37 · 6 answers · asked by ingsoc1 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
As a lesbian I was in the military prior to dont ask dont tell.
If you were to say you are gay you could have been court martialled and packed with a dishonarable which could ruin the rest of your life. By the way when you used to sign up for the military they asked you on paper if you had sexual relations with the same sex. When dont ask dont tell came
it was at the time a step to stop this unfortunatelly it did not work well. Some people have a passion for serving there country and should not be punished for being different.
2007-08-11 02:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a hypocritical posture the military uses to get rid of those who rise in rank! No more, no less. Personally, I think the don't ask dont' tell should be tested today..ALL gay military men should tell..in fact, scream it out...let the military fire their butts...let's just see who need who in this farce! If all the gay soldiers were to walk today, the Iraq incentive would fall to the ground...as it should. The "don't ask, don't tell" makes us secondary citizens blatantly! IF a straight soldier says, I'm Straight, he is not thrown out of the army. Why should a Gay man be fired because he is Gay? I do not think that Gays go about molesting straight soldiers...preposterous thought! GAY SOLDERS...stand up and be counted. There are plenty of jobs that have no death threat attached to them! Get the hell out of a military that looks down on you!
2007-08-10 22:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What if straight guys weren't allowed to say how much they missed their girlfriend or wife?
With don't ask don't tell, you can't say how much you miss your partner or lover. We can't be open with our relationships like straight people can. It's not fair that we're being silenced all the while wanting to serve our country.
2007-08-10 22:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by poopstaind 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sexuality is nothing 2 do with how brave u are nor shud it be a bar 2 serving ur country
2007-08-10 22:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by tasty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very probable that this outdated policy will be overturned by our next Commander-in-Chief, whoever he or she may be.
2007-08-10 22:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't ask, don't tell is an outdated policy that is a waste of time.
2007-08-10 22:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋