Comments on: Gay Soldier’s Words Breaking Silence http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ProfessorVP http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35254 ProfessorVP Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:23:02 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35254 I'd praise any serviceman, straight or gay, who makes America safer or kicks bin Laden's ass. That has nothing to do with serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Kuwait. Manzella, sucking it in and staring into the camera lens, per usual, says it all. I’d praise any serviceman, straight or gay, who makes America safer or kicks bin Laden’s ass. That has nothing to do with serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Kuwait. Manzella, sucking it in and staring into the camera lens, per usual, says it all.

]]> By: gay as life http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35253 gay as life Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:14:29 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35253 This is only bad news. It basically means that the military will discharge gays unless they need more bodies to feed to the war machine. Once the gay soldiers need a benefit of some kind, like a pension, they will be kicked out straight away. This is only bad news. It basically means that the military will discharge gays unless they need more bodies to feed to the war machine. Once the gay soldiers need a benefit of some kind, like a pension, they will be kicked out straight away.

]]> By: David Hauslaib, Queerty http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35252 David Hauslaib, Queerty Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:08:41 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35252 Let's be clear: His NOT being dismissed is not a sudden about-face by the Bush administration's military policy; after pushing their constitutional amendment, I'm hard pressed to believe they fear any fallout for anti-gay decisions. He remains enlisted because they can't afford to lose a single soldier. Which almost makes the Army's decision to keep him around worse. Let’s be clear: His NOT being dismissed is not a sudden about-face by the Bush administration’s military policy; after pushing their constitutional amendment, I’m hard pressed to believe they fear any fallout for anti-gay decisions.

He remains enlisted because they can’t afford to lose a single soldier. Which almost makes the Army’s decision to keep him around worse.

]]> By: ee.em.bee http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35251 ee.em.bee Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:06:55 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35251 That too, hkg! That too, hkg!

]]> By: hells kitchen guy http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35249 hells kitchen guy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:48:04 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35249 He is a hero and a good person who deserves praise for bravery on the field and off. He is a hero and a good person who deserves praise for bravery on the field and off.

]]> By: ee.em.bee http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35245 ee.em.bee Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:57:39 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-soldiers-words-breaking-silence-20080108/#comment-35245 Hm, this is interesting. On the one hand, DADT could be just withering away under the weight of its own stupidness. On the other, though, it's dangerous to assume that's the case, since DADT is still on the books and could be used against a servicemember at any time. So I don't quite know whether to cheer about this state of affairs, or strangely wish the military would go ahead and continue enforcing the rule so that, exposed as a farce, it could be formally eliminated. It could be much harder, in the long run, to achieve formal elimination of a rule that is simply not formally enforced--harder to fire up the opposition. Not that I wish bad things to befall our gay and lesbian servicepeople, but this is a tricky question that makes "the goal" kinda blurry. Hm, this is interesting. On the one hand, DADT could be just withering away under the weight of its own stupidness. On the other, though, it’s dangerous to assume that’s the case, since DADT is still on the books and could be used against a servicemember at any time. So I don’t quite know whether to cheer about this state of affairs, or strangely wish the military would go ahead and continue enforcing the rule so that, exposed as a farce, it could be formally eliminated. It could be much harder, in the long run, to achieve formal elimination of a rule that is simply not formally enforced–harder to fire up the opposition. Not that I wish bad things to befall our gay and lesbian servicepeople, but this is a tricky question that makes “the goal” kinda blurry.

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