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[kelliem]

I just read this story on CNN.com and also found it on 365gay.com.

The whole concept of don't ask/don't tell just seems so... wrong to me. If gays were allowed to be open in the military they wouldn't BE a security risk because then no one would CARE if their superiors found out so they would be no more subject to blackmail than anyone else. It's just stupid, shortsighted, and, cruel.

Grrr

Comments

[traveller.livejournal.com]

tell me you're not actually expecting logical action from the US government. O_o

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. And military intelligence is an oxymoron.

*sigh*

[traveller.livejournal.com]

yep.

so, am I not cool enough to be one of your friends? *g*

[shiningmoon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's ridiculous. Heterosexual men and women can serve together and even fraternize but somehow homosexual men and women are this big, scary security risk. What amazes me even more are the number of skilled Arabic translators that are being booted out of the military for being gay. Hellooo?!?

I can't believe it's been ten years.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

I keep hoping we're moving forward, but a lot of the time it just seems like we're either runing in place, or actively moving *backward*.

[thermidor.livejournal.com]

The thing that just slays me is that the armed forces who have historically made a big deal of being honorable (as well they should, honor being a good thing) are sanctioning *lying* just because an issue makes them uncomfortable.

That hypocrisy just ticks me off big time.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Sadly, officially sanctions lies are a longstanding government tradition.