'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Them They Can't Fight
Chris Connors
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: Opinion
Fortunately, largely due to the support of Admiral Mike Mullen, among other top leaders of the military (not to mention the campaign promises of President Obama), a repeal should be forthcoming. In government-time, that means it might happen in a year, while they form a silly committee to evaluate if the repeal will cause the spontaneous combustion of the bigoted straight-soldiers remaining, who will now have no recourse but to submit to the lustful wanton orgy that openly homosexual soldiers will incite. At least that's probably what they think will happen.
It's upsetting enough that this simply existed in a time when you literally cannot be discriminated against based on sexual preference for any other profession, but the fact that it's taken us this long to do something about it remains a stain on our otherwise…well, shameful record regarding homosexual rights. However, progress is progress, and right to be congratulated. So here's to you, brave gay men and women of our military: I salute you who have been forced to stay silent yet fought and died for us and our way of life; even when, inexcusably, we were unwilling to fight for yours.
It's upsetting enough that this simply existed in a time when you literally cannot be discriminated against based on sexual preference for any other profession, but the fact that it's taken us this long to do something about it remains a stain on our otherwise…well, shameful record regarding homosexual rights. However, progress is progress, and right to be congratulated. So here's to you, brave gay men and women of our military: I salute you who have been forced to stay silent yet fought and died for us and our way of life; even when, inexcusably, we were unwilling to fight for yours.
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