Piece provides a good summary of an issue I think most people don't know much about. The stories of harassment the gay soldier tells are very disturbing, and I think they're important for people to hear. I think I might have appreciated a piece that was a little longer and more in-depth, however.
As a recently retired (gay) member of the U.S. Navy, I can relate personally to this issue. I found this piece to be very thought provoking, and very timely. I think that changing societal views will eventually change the prevailing views in the military services. I have noticed that over the last 10 years I was in the Navy that those views had started to change - to one more accepting... Really, one of acceptance as long as the person did not make a big deal out of his or her being gay; but was a professional on the job. Not perfect, I know, but much better than in the previous years I was in...where the environment was downright hostile. :)
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Scott Gurian
Posted on July 17, 2004 at 11:50 AM | Permalink
Review of Gays in the Military - 10 Years of Don't Ask Don't Tell
Piece provides a good summary of an issue I think most people don't know much about. The stories of harassment the gay soldier tells are very disturbing, and I think they're important for people to hear. I think I might have appreciated a piece that was a little longer and more in-depth, however.
Karl Koons
Posted on July 16, 2004 at 09:41 PM | Permalink
Review of Gays in the Military - 10 Years of Don't Ask Don't Tell
As a recently retired (gay) member of the U.S. Navy, I can relate personally to this issue. I found this piece to be very thought provoking, and very timely. I think that changing societal views will eventually change the prevailing views in the military services. I have noticed that over the last 10 years I was in the Navy that those views had started to change - to one more accepting... Really, one of acceptance as long as the person did not make a big deal out of his or her being gay; but was a professional on the job. Not perfect, I know, but much better than in the previous years I was in...where the environment was downright hostile. :)
Peter Muller
Posted on July 06, 2004 at 06:27 PM | Permalink
Review of Gays in the Military - 10 Years of Don't Ask Don't Tell
Tells the story of gays in the military under DADT, however piece is light and snippets of quotes are too short and there is no rebuttal