“American voters may feel better about the idea of openly gay soldiers and sailors,”
Or not. Regardless, OUR MILITARY HATES THE IDEA! It’s a terrible idea. How exactly is this supposed to work? It makes exactly as much sense as letting men and women share the same sleeping and sanitary facilities, or actually perhaps even less. How many restrooms do we need now, “Men/Straight”, “Men/Gay”, “Women/Straight”, “Women/Gay”, “Men/Not Sure Yet/Transgender”, “Women/Not Sure Yet/Transgender”, and “Neutered/Hermaphrodite/Other”?
As a famous ex-President once said: “Doesn’t seem prudent.”
A recipe for mass resignations,desertions, and plain insubordination.