SOUNDBITES — “The only issue I can see is the housing. The barracks in garrison as well as while deployed. I don’t think you could house a gay soldier with a straight one anymore than you could house a straight male with a straight female. Something is going to have to be figured out. Either the army makes single rooms for everyone, or the army as a hole will have to stop being concerned about people having sex.” AND: “Last deployment you had the grumbles of single soldiers who thought a deployed (married) couple should not have a CHU together. Do we allow two gay single soldiers share a CHU now?” —Two anonymously posted concerns (the first from a self-identified “current soldier,” the second from an Iraq vet) about the practical implications of a DADT repeal
Me
Um…gay soldiers already live with the straight ones. What I don’t understand is all of this ado about them being openly gay–if they’re already there living the same as a straight soldier why should they be forced to change their routine just because they’re open about it now?
Italian
Isn’t it ironic the word “hole” was used instead of “whole” in the article?
hyhybt
“I don’t think you could house a gay soldier with a straight one anymore than you could house a straight male with a straight female.”
No, the proper parallel would be *two* gay soldiers together, which, yes, it probably would be a good idea to avoid.
Gorbeh
^Agreed. The problem with a straight male and straight female is that they are BOTH heterosexual so something could happen there. A gay male and straight male together doesn’t have that problem, even if the gay male is interested in the straight male the straight male isn’t reciprocating so there is no issue. And if the gay male did make a move it should be penalized in the same way as a straight male would be if he made a move on a female. I would tend to think that the gay male would have a lot more self-control than that so I doubt there would be any issues.
Steve
Married couples should be treated the same as other married couples. What is so difficult about that?
The question about how (all) married couples should be treated is a separate issue. If married couples are provided with nicer housing than singles, that could be a problem. But it’s not a gay/straight issue. It’s a married/unmarried issue.
ousslander
too bad two gay male soldiers cannot marry.