The debate continues about the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in the military. President Obama stated that he would like to see the DADT law repealed. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that he would like to make a plan to have the law repealed by the end of the year and to replace it with a more humane policy. Most of the input from current or previous military personel, including homosexuals, state that the law is fine the way it is, or that being homosexual does not even matter in the military.
I feel that the don't ask don't tell policy had good intentions of protecting homosexuals in the military. However, like most laws, I feel it has been corrupted. I think that the law should be something more along the lines of "don't ask, don't show". It is not fair for someone who is homsexual to have to keep that part of themselves completely hidden in order to be able to serve our country. I think that homosexuals serving in the military should be able to say they are gay, or talk about it if they choose. There is bound to be a conversation that comes up or maybe a slip up while telling a story, and I don't believe it is right to discharge someone from serving because of this. I do agree that they should not be "showing" their homosexuality, such as, holding hands with one another and so forth. Reason being that this would most likely make many people uncomfortable. I say that homosexuals are just as dedicated to serve the country as heterosexuals.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/03/dadt.servicemembers.thoughts/index.html
I feel that the don't ask don't tell policy had good intentions of protecting homosexuals in the military. However, like most laws, I feel it has been corrupted. I think that the law should be something more along the lines of "don't ask, don't show". It is not fair for someone who is homsexual to have to keep that part of themselves completely hidden in order to be able to serve our country. I think that homosexuals serving in the military should be able to say they are gay, or talk about it if they choose. There is bound to be a conversation that comes up or maybe a slip up while telling a story, and I don't believe it is right to discharge someone from serving because of this. I do agree that they should not be "showing" their homosexuality, such as, holding hands with one another and so forth. Reason being that this would most likely make many people uncomfortable. I say that homosexuals are just as dedicated to serve the country as heterosexuals.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/03/dadt.servicemembers.thoughts/index.html
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