There are already gays serving in the military. I supopose there have been since Valley Forge. They haven't been denied the opportunity to serve.
I think it's a wise policyin general---- not just in the military --- not to ask people if they're gay or straight, or press them for details about their sexual feelings, practices or habits.
It's apparently working out for thousands. If you don't make an issue out of it, it doesn't have to emerge as an issue.
I agree. The question should not be asked. The problem is in the 'Don't Tell' half of the issue. It also covers "Don't get caught."
Many things should never have been an issue. But somebody had to go and say because skin colors were not like theirs, it was an issue. Somebody went and said, you don't worship like I do it's an issue. In this case, somebody has said, you don't have sex like I do, it's an ISSUE.
It's not a question that needs to be asked but it seems to some, it's an issue that will get a person fired, kicked out and not allowed to continue in a job they've proven to be able to do. So...
It's an issue.
There are minds that will never be changed. It's always like that in prejudice. People rationalize and quote 'facts' and claim the moral high ground. Not pointing fingers, not talking only about the homosexuality issue. But in the end, as a society we always seem to look back and wonder how the hell anybody could have defended the policy.