Posted on 09/03/2011 2:50:53 PM PDT by Publius804
WASHINGTON — US officials have approved the distribution of a gay-themed magazine at Army and Air Force bases for the first time, coinciding with the end of a ban on openly gay troops, according to activists.
OutServe Magazine, which caters to gay members of the armed forces, said it would deliver a special "repeal issue" on September 20, the day the prohibition against openly gay US service members is due to officially end.
The upcoming edition will feature photos and biographies of nearly 100 service members who will be openly acknowledging their sexual orientation, the magazine said on its website on Friday.
"This marks an incredible time in the history of our military. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual servicemembers once had to conceal their true identities," said a OutServe co-director on the website, who withheld his or her identity while the ban remains in effect.
"By featuring their pictures and their stories, we are signaling that time has passed. It is time for these military members to be honored for their extraordinary commitment and sacrifice in defense of our country," the co-director said.
The US Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which oversees merchandise and restaurants permitted to operate on military bases, approved the distribution of the magazine on publication racks, defense officials said.
"The Army Air Force Exchange Service centrally contracts for the distribution of free publications," a defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.
Former soldiers and gay rights groups have fought for years to overturn the ban, introduced in 1993 as a compromise after military chiefs rejected a bid by former president Bill Clinton to open the doors to gay soldiers.
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Homosexual men are SO gay!
I can see that being a big seller on base! LOL!
I guess an Army of 1 is now an Army of at least 2?
They can be gay all they want to be. But, they would be completely stupid to let other GIs know it. That would be painting a target directly on their butts. Buying the magazine in the PX would let everyone in the place that sees them buy it know they are fags.
Would that have kept you from clicking? What is the use of "Barf Alert?"
Where is the magazine for female soldiers? Where is the magazine for black soldiers? Where is the magazine for soldiers of scottish heritage?
FUBO
...Hesitant to put it in one post. Drum roll, brbrrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrrbrbr, fudge”...
Probably...there’s no right answer to that question.
...BTW, Like your choice too (-;)...
...Yer right, See #30...
If they want to treated like everyone else, why are they separating themselces?
Anyone still think we’re going to beat al Queda?
Look... I think we know that some gay folks serve.
Why make an issue of it? You aren’t supposed to be BANGING any particular drum... you are a soldier.
Then I SPOKE with an Army soldier who is absolutely GORGEOUS... I mean .. drop dead model gorgeous and straight.
And he told me that there were gay male soldiers who made an issue of their sexuality and made an issue of making straight male soldiers uncomfortable for giggles.
THE WARZONE is no PLACE for your GAY JOLLIES.
It’s totally unacceptable for a straight male soldier to come back from a patrol and have an out gay soldier SLEEPING in his bed snuggling his pillow ... to WAKE that gay soldier up and say, “What are you doing?” And have the other soldier say, “I wanted to smell your smell while I slept.”
And IT’S HAPPENING.
I did my active duty from ‘71-’74, followed by NG through ‘78. No problems with faggots, but I guess it was a different world back then.
But from my point of view, this is just sick.
Is this a way to reconstitute a draft when no sane person would volunteer?
... That said, it seems that "gay pride" is now a direct order, and that's what's offensive about this deal!!!
****The Navy is pimping its new recruiting ad****
I bet there will be an increase in “Lost at Sea” reports when the fags come out.
Seaman Percy Dove Tonsill lost at sea.
The final solution....it has to create an immoral military to turn on the civilians....Christian morality prevents the scenario of the Russians and the Nazis militaries. You have to destroy morality and character....sex is the easiest way to do it.
http://www.thepinkswastika.com/6901/index.html
...Good point. I never served. But others have said in other words, volunteer soldiers are hired killers. that’s why alot join. Here’s a weapon, get in that foxhole, we’ll tell you when to kill someone. As for me, at the moment of truth I’d probably hesitate, and then I’d be a dead soldier. No good to my buddies for being a coward...
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