Obama to take on military gay ban at `right time’
APWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will focus “at the right time” on how to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser said Sunday. Full Story »
BAD BAD BAD IDEA!!!!!
What happens if the draft ever returns? Lets face it, sure we still have a fair amount of prejudice against gays in our society (marriage anyone?) but given the option of declaring myself gay or coming home sans legs or worse for corporate america I’d say it’s a no brainer. Although the whole legality of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” shell game has come into question anyway. (See the HuffPost & NYTimes articles for interesting details: “Military Cannot Automatically Discharge Gays, Federal Court Rules“ & “Navy Cannot Discharge Gay Officer, Court Rules” )