SOUNDBITES — ” The U.S. Military isn’t a social science experiment. Defending our nation is serious business – clearly one that President Obama appears not to take seriously. I can foresee rampant violence in the military if macho men must share shower facilities, bunk beds in a submarine or fox holes with sex-crazed gay males. Our men and women in uniform are too valuable to be subjected to a social science experiment. They’re not lab rats; they’re patriotic trained combat troops.” —Traditional Values Coalition executive director Andrea Lafferty, proving once again why fundamentalist extremists should not be considered serious contributors to such debates (via)
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‘ I can foresee rampant violence in the military if macho men must share shower facilities, bunk beds in a submarine or fox holes with sex-crazed gay males’
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Brian En Guarde
Another attempt at dehumanizing gays and lesbians. They forget that these are veterans they are talking about, soldiers putting their lives on the line for their country.
Mike
“I can foresee rampant violence in the military”
Urm .. isn’t the military about rampant violence ?
“They’re not lab rats; ”
Tell that to members of the military told to take part in chemical trials (Portland Down / UK) or walk in just-post-nuke zones, or watch atomic blasts from vessels at sea.
And Finally .. I think someone should point out to Andrea Lafferty, that just becuase we’re gay doesn’t mean that every man in the shower is target for our sexual appreciation.
Silly silly woman.
TaylorS
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Alexandre
I shouldn’t laugh but I can’t help it…because whenever I read something like this, doesn’t it always feel like it’s some “straight” guy verbalizing his hidden gay sex-fantasy??
Mr. Enemabag Jones
So soldiers who are, as Ms. Lafferty puts it, “trained combat troops” can handle gun fire; suicide bombers; explosions; extreme heat; poor military gear; but they cannot handle sharing a shower with a man who might be gay?
Mark Alexander
@Mr. Enemabag Jones: Exactly!
TaylorS
No. 5 · Mr. Enemabag Jones
C’mon Enemabag, you know how sex-craved we are. We see one wee wee and lose it. Then we tap into our super gay powers and not even a hulking, training to kill Navy Seal can fend off our heathen lust. Rumor has it, Clay Aiken took out an entire Seal team single-handedly. Yup. Rumor has it.
ewe
Gay and straight soldiers are already sharing showers in the military. Mute point. Fear based crap. Put a burka on that bitch and fly her out of here.
RobP
Countries which allow gay men and women to serve openly:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bermuda
Brazil
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Russia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Uruguay
(Source wikipedia)
These countries don’t seem to have a problem,what’s so special about the US armed forces?
Lukas P.
Other countries have successfully integrated gay/bi men and women into their armed forces. They’ve figured out all the arrangements for sleeping, showering, peeing and pooping—as I’ve said on here before.
This is NO BIG DEAL.
We’re expelling qualified women [more women than men by a long shot] and men during a time where the US is engaged in 2 wars and the troops are stretched thinner than an Olsen twin.
Homophobia is running counter to military preparedness.
Talk about political/religious agendas run amok!
cocksucker4use
Well, the gays are already there….have been since, well, the beginning, no doubt. “Integration” is not really the challenge some suppose. In truth, the issues that the military has had with heterosexuals is more disturbing and harmful to morale than anything that known gays would do.
My own humble foxhole experience with other Marines in Viet Nam was that not one soldier was gay…they were just fucking each other in the butt and suckin dick….with carefree, if not gay, abandon. Moreover, there were a lot of gay people who made careers of the military.
The Bony Man
This woman has a very narrow view of what a gay person is. She defines us by our sex, and nothing else. Has she ever even met a gay person? And what, exactly, does it mean to be “sex-crazed”. We hear people say this all the time, but has anyone here really met someone who can really be defined as “sex-crazed”? I certainly haven’t, and I know some pretty horny guys…
terrwill
“they’re patriotic trained combat troops” So are the Gay soldiers You vile miserable hate filled reprehensive crunt…..
Cam
Really, and has there been rampant racial violence in the military? Because there are racists in there. Has there been rampant rape in the military? Because there are women in there….