'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Discharges Increase 11%

Those that are discharged for being gay will at least be spared the fate of the troopers depicted in the post above. I am in favor of getting every man and woman out of that cursed war. The problem with this treatment from the military is that their careers are destroyed and they are robbed of accrued benefits.

What are the authorities afraid of if a military person is gay? Are they afraid that a sexual attraction or romance will develope between the gay man and another man? So what? Doesn't that happen between the women and men who serve together? Are they afraid of violence against the gay men by the heterosexual men? Doesn't that happen against the women who serve with heterosexual men? Sexual harrassment and rape seem to be common. So are they going to discharge all the women troopers?
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From the Associated Press

May 25 2006

WASHINGTON ; The number of military members discharged under the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals rose by 11% last year, the first increase since 2001, officials said Wednesday.

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