About three fourths of military personnel say they would be fine with serving alongside out gays and lesbians. So why can’t they?
Vince Patton, 52, a retired U.S. Coast Guard master chief petty officer says Gen Xers are more accepting of gays and lesbians and more tolerant in general, but that people from his generation are just plain stuck.
Brian Fricke wanted to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served as a sergeant in the Marines. So he joined the elite fighting corps in 2000.
Fricke knew, even as a teenager, that to join the armed forces meant giving up personal freedoms. What he didn’t realize was how much more difficult that would be for a gay man—who would have to be closeted.
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Read: Gays in the ranks: Who cares? by Fred Kuhr in The Advocate February 27, 2007
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June 30, 2009 at 4:48 pm |
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” How About Don’t Discriminate Period!…
Why must gays be turned down from a job to serve and protect our country? For at the end of the day which of the following matters more: our military is gay-free or that our country is free?
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July 10, 2009 at 3:59 am |
I fully agree with you. ~V