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You know, with all the protests by some Americans against this war in Iraq, veterans and other pro-war Americans are demanding that we all need to respect our military officers and soldiers fighting for our country.
However, many homosexuals believe that for military officials and soldiers to demand respect, the respect has to be mutual. So as far as I'm concerned, homosexual Americans have no obligation to respect those who disrespect us -- even during this war.
Don't tell me that the ridiculous "don't ask, don't tell" policy gives people equality in the military. If heterosexuals can be comfortable in expressing themselves as heterosexuals, we homosexuals are entitled to the same. "Don't ask, don't tell" is just another name for double standards.
Now only that, but the military also squanders its own human resources by evicting those avowed homosexuals who WANT to serve, and have a career in the military.
And about the argument that allowing avowed homosexuals in the military would lower morale?? White supremacists used to argue before and during the Civil Rights movement, that military integration with blacks would lower the morale of soldiers.
Once integration became the policy it became a social norm, over time, for blacks and whites to interact with one another in the military. The same thing would happen, over a period of time, if we allowed avowed homosexuals to serve their country through the military.
So in the meantime, as long as military officials want to squander their own human resources, and force double standards on us through the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, I don't see why homosexual Americans should respect those who do not respect them.
However, many homosexuals believe that for military officials and soldiers to demand respect, the respect has to be mutual. So as far as I'm concerned, homosexual Americans have no obligation to respect those who disrespect us -- even during this war.
Don't tell me that the ridiculous "don't ask, don't tell" policy gives people equality in the military. If heterosexuals can be comfortable in expressing themselves as heterosexuals, we homosexuals are entitled to the same. "Don't ask, don't tell" is just another name for double standards.
Now only that, but the military also squanders its own human resources by evicting those avowed homosexuals who WANT to serve, and have a career in the military.
And about the argument that allowing avowed homosexuals in the military would lower morale?? White supremacists used to argue before and during the Civil Rights movement, that military integration with blacks would lower the morale of soldiers.
Once integration became the policy it became a social norm, over time, for blacks and whites to interact with one another in the military. The same thing would happen, over a period of time, if we allowed avowed homosexuals to serve their country through the military.
So in the meantime, as long as military officials want to squander their own human resources, and force double standards on us through the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, I don't see why homosexual Americans should respect those who do not respect them.
ACK!
If so, then you can say I'm gay 
The two things are unrelated.
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