Trust me from a first person point of view. The military has plenty of openly gay people. And nobody cares. I mean really, who gives a crap. I don’t care what solders do in their private lives.
They are not the ones pushing this. It is being pushed primarily by Leftist ACLU types for the purposes you mentioned.
However, my time in, I did see examples of homosexual rape and harassment. But I don’t think that’s it.
What this will do is pave the way for Klinger types to start showing up at the mess tent looking fabulous.
As with everything the Leftist do, gays will not have “equal” rights. They will have “special” right and will become a protected class. This opens itself up to arrogance and abuse.
The military is based on anonymity and equality. When a group in the military become different or protected, it disrupts moral and stability. And that is the true goal.
Truer words were never spoken. I was in for over 20 years and I agree completely. This is about destroying the last government institution that still works.