'Don't ask, don't tell': Gays and lesbians in the US military 20 Articles

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by MichaelNolan

I was a gay airman in the U.S. Air Force. I experienced the uncomfortable beginnings of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" as early as my pre-military screening at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) in Jacksonville, Flori...read more

by Linda Dabydeen

The "don't ask, don't tell" policy was instituted in 1993 by the Pentagon after legislation passed by Congress and signed by Bill Clinton allowed gay men and lesbians to serve in the military. It referred to the stricture ...read more

by C. Gentle

There comes a point when rationality should surpass outdated and biased beliefs. That time is here for the Pentagon and the U.S. Military. We're in a war for who knows how long, and our language barrier is extremely diffic...read more

by Ryan Gibbons

It's funny how strictly upheld the policy of sexual orientation is when a minor slip in a homosexual individual is caught, though when there is a grouping of multiple military personnel, sex is the hot topic. Have you ever...read more

by S. Mills

While "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has long been believed to come up short as far as equal treatment for gays and lesbians in the military goes, people should take into account that the military is a separate world from the one...read more

by Raymond Ellis

The problem with being Gay is that people have to communicate well on the battlefield, and that might be compromised if a unit was aware someone was Gay. And if commanders are aware someone is Gay then that would begin to ...read more

by Alex Stroud

The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy within the Armed Forces is nothing more than an attempt from the Department of Defense to please the right wing radicals. The truth of the matter is that there is no real background on th...read more

by Scott Heritage

The 'don't ask, don't tell' policy of gays and lesbians in the military is in my opinion an outdated one in this day and age. Most people these days don't have any problem with gays or lesbians, and so this policy isn't re...read more

by Happy Guy

When I am going through basic training, technical school, and eventually to the battlefield all I want to do is think about the great sex I can have with all the hot guys I'm surrounded with in the military. Believe me, t...read more

by Ted Sherman

I had an assignment during World War II that gave me some insight to gays in the military. Before shipping out to the Pacific, I worked at the Navy replacement base at Shoemaker CA for several months. My job was in the dis...read more

by John Erna

The 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is enforced, while the 'no blow jobs' law is ignored. There are many laws pertaining to the military involving sexual acts that are never enforced, but if a man is in a loving committ...read more

by Alan Fernald

As a human being, it matters not to me whether a person is homosexual, straight or bisexual. However, when I was a sailor in the United States Navy on sea duty, it would have made a major difference. One of the reasons...read more

by William Whitmore

This is a letter I wrote to General Peter Pace on March 20, 2007. Dear General Pace: In regard to your recent remarks on the subject of homosexuality, I do not see any reason for you to regret what y...read more

by V-Poe

I was in the United States Army for 8 years and I still do not understand this policy. In the land of the free, the land of liberty, it boggles me that we are still so close minded and we still allow ourselves to judge pe...read more

by Mark Butler

While President William Clinton brought the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy to the military while he was in office the real impact was that things didn't really change all that much. Now, another Clinton has already stated i...read more

by Con Fusion

Is it still possible that this issue should still be considered controversial? Tell me, how long have gays and lesbians been around? Oh, I'd say, forever. How long have they been fighting battles? A lot longer than heteros...read more

by Danielle Worthy

The policy of the "don't ask, don't tell" within our military is an absurd compilation of words that should have remained private. What is the big deal about our soldiers sexual preference? When the topic of one's partne...read more

by Stephen Langley

For as long as there has a United States military, gays and lesbians have fought and died for their country. As society so slowly moves to accept gays and lesbians, the military must keep pace with the society it defends. ...read more

by Travis Gosselin

With an upcoming head honcho election and a lame duck administration still in office, it's important to ensure that nobody's left out of the controversial fray, especially top dogs in the military. Voicing one's personal o...read more

by Arianny Abreu

well i think the it doesn't matter what sexuality you like because what it matters the you really love the person.Because they not doing nothing wrong they just loving someone like regular people .I know the it doesnt lo...read more