[AOII Angel]

Whether or not gay service members want to feel comfortable to express themselves as freely as heterosexual service members will depend upon their environment and ability to put up with the the level of ignorance in their co-workers. Repealing DADT will not suddenly change the attitudes of military personnel who are violently or morally opposed to homosexuality. They should however be safe from being fired for revealing their sexual orientation. No one can be protected from everyone else's opinions. They can be protected from their actions.