The rights of gays in the US military 17 Articles

by Shawn Cape

As a Marine that served in combat during the first Gulf War, I know first hand of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. I am a straight male, but I knew several gay Marines. Note that I didn't say "closeted" or "openly" in...read more

by LR Swartz

Most Americans will cringe when they hear gays and military in the same sentence. What you need to realize is that Gays are American citizens; therefore they are afforded the same rights listed in the US Constitution and ...read more

by Lee S. Gliddon Jr.

If anyone thought this through they might realize it is not a matter of being openly gay in the military service it is a matter of getting a job done with no sexual preference made known. 'Don't ask don't tell' was not int...read more

by H. Aslan Aslani-Far

God does not fight our wars. We fight them. We fight them, presumably, to maintain a life that is free from totalitarianism, fascism and communism. Free from those many constraints that prohibit our liberty and subject us ...read more

by Eiregirl

Honestly America, why is this still an issue? Gays have always been in the military. Our nation's armed forces inherently encompass the diversity of our society. As with any large social group, the armed forces will ...read more

by John Devore

There should be no such thing as gay rights, black rights, white rights or minority rights. There should only be rights, exactly like it was written in the Declaration of Independence, 1776. When we begin to make little ...read more

by Matthew Spearman

Gay individuals have as much right to serve in the United States military as anyone else. That is so long as they keep the fact that they are homosexual to themselves. This is, of course, the "Don't ask, don't tell" poli...read more

by Jerry Curtis

Homosexuals can now serve in the military under the "don't-ask-don't-tell" (DADT) provisions that arose out of President Bill Clinton's efforts during his first months in office in 1993. The military establishment has rema...read more

by Jessica J. Reynolds

Recently some of my girlfriends and I went to a popular homosexual club in San Antonio, Texas. Often young women will frequent gay clubs to avoid being bombarded by the slobbering, drunken advances of the college frat boy...read more

by Jeff Lee

To paraphrase Denis Leary, if a person is willing to stand up, grab a gun, and fight to preserve my freedom for me, I don't care who or what they want to jump into bed with. The whole concept of openly homosexual indivi...read more

by Marcus Brooks

America has a trend to instigating unpopular conflicts. Thirty years ago, we got immersed in Vietnam. Over 500,000 troops battled Vietcong guerrillas and North Vietnamese communists while public opinion protested our inv...read more

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by Aaron Silver

Write your article here Gays in the military It's time everyone uses their god given ability to reason when discussing matters that have to do with equality for all people. ...read more

by Jonathan Fishman

Gay and Lesbian people deserve the same rights that straight people can obtain while by joining the military. I feel that it is extremely wrong to discriminate against gays and lesbians. If they join our armed services the...read more

by Mabon Dane

If it was my decision to include gays in a regiment of soldiers, I would approach the issue with a great deal of caution. If the regiment is part of my responsibility, I will be looking at maintaining a high moral, team sp...read more

by Nicholas Deroose

The Pink Beret The house remixes of Madonna, Britney and Kylie; the pop divas are thumping over the airwaves. You're on a night out with your friends after five hard days in camp. You're high on long island tea and exc...read more

by Robert Heintzman

The United States of America is arguably the freest nation in the world and the reason for that is in part the Bill of Rights combined with a history of fighting to maintain that freedom against foes both foreign and domes...read more

by Todd Daigneault

The "don't ask, don't tell" policy of gays in the US military still exists to this day. Many gays are still drummed out of the service once it's found out that they're gay-even after ten-20 years in the service. A deplor...read more