Senate PASSES repeal of DADT

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I think that gay service members just want an opportunity to do their work without everyone acting like they can't do their jobs without their sexual orientations interfering

Thats kind of why DADT was enacted in the first place. I've always been opposed to homosexual service members getting discharged under DADT but you can't deny that DADT did protect gay service members as well.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Thats kind of why DADT was enacted in the first place. I've always been opposed to homosexual service members getting discharged under DADT but you can't deny that DADT did protect gay service members as well.

And it didn't work. Gay service members were routinely outed against their will. It did NOT protect them. I can deny that. You have to start somewhere. This is the next step. Rome wasn't built in a day. This is the next step. Do you think it would be better without it? This legislation does what it can. Society has moved along farther than this already in the younger generations. It's time the military does, too. As for comfort, tell the gay community that they shouldn't be happy about this, and that it means nothing. I think the majority will disagree. They've been fighting tooth and nail for every inch of ground they can get for a long time. Every inch is a victory. Job security is comfort.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

And it didn't work. Gay service members were routinely outed against their will. It did NOT protect them. I can deny that. You have to start somewhere. This is the next step. Rome wasn't built in a day. This is the next step. Do you think it would be better without it? This legislation does what it can. Society has moved along farther than this already in the younger generations. It's time the military does, too. As for comfort, tell the gay community that they shouldn't be happy about this, and that it means nothing. I think the majority will disagree. They've been fighting tooth and nail for every inch of ground they can get for a long time. Every inch is a victory. Job security is comfort.

In addition it required them to violate their honor codes by lying. Even though you weren't supposed to ask them if they were gay, they were asked about having a girl/boyfriend, why they weren't seeing anyone, what they did over the weekend, etc. You pretty much made things up if you wanted to make it through that. There are some really good books about gay servicemen/women's experiences.