I would not want to be on a battlefield and be dependent on a CO who is gay or gender confused. Both of those conditions are abnormal. Not a trait I want in a leader.
I'd be more worried about a CO that has a nasty habit of encoding coordinates incorrectly. I had one of those, he would have gotten us killed if it had been the real thing. However, your point is well taken.
They're just trying to blow smoke up our butts, and it ain't working.