Comments on: Ruby-Sachs: End to DADT – Obama, Spector, and now the Secretary of the Army http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Amym440 http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-75639 Amym440 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:23:55 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10430#comment-75639 As a TS army vet I can assure you that compared to the rest of the world's militarys we are hardly ill equiped.The biggest let down I have in the whole end don't ask debate is why are TS and TG's being left to be ran over by the bus again.Are we really that good as speed bumps?How about the fact that we should want to live in a country where we are all so proud of it that we all wish to serve and in turn can.If you look to the TS/TG community you will find many of us that not only served before don't ask don't tell but we actually finished our service contracts honorably.Ending don't ask don't tell for me goes hand and hand with getting ENDA passed but for both to be successfull TS/Tg people can't be left behind! As a TS army vet I can assure you that compared to the rest of the world’s militarys we are hardly ill equiped.The biggest let down I have in the whole end don’t ask debate is why are TS and TG’s being left to be ran over by the bus again.Are we really that good as speed bumps?How about the fact that we should want to live in a country where we are all so proud of it that we all wish to serve and in turn can.If you look to the TS/TG community you will find many of us that not only served before don’t ask don’t tell but we actually finished our service contracts honorably.Ending don’t ask don’t tell for me goes hand and hand with getting ENDA passed but for both to be successfull TS/Tg people can’t be left behind!

]]> By: Emily Anderson http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-75622 Emily Anderson Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:46:44 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10430#comment-75622 The past few weeks have seen an increased media visibility and successful strides taken for gay and lesbian civil rights. With our nation in a state of economic struggle, it is great to see LGBTQ issues at the forefront of media,grassroots, and national political campaigns. I agree, that the double edged sword to the sudden change in heart about Don't Ask, Don't Tell is the question of are gays simply benefiting from poor circumstances or because of an actual tangible shift in military and Congressional opinion. Gays and lesbians will have to wait until after relations in Afghanistan and Iraq have calmed down to see if the Rosie the Riveter effect you speak of has played a role. Also, I agree that an end to discrimination (be it in the military) by any means has to be some kind of positive progress. That being said, I would really like to see gay and lesbian civil rights organizations channel this increased media visibility and use it to their advantage to further promote their issues. The past few weeks have seen an increased media visibility and successful strides taken for gay and lesbian civil rights. With our nation in a state of economic struggle, it is great to see LGBTQ issues at the forefront of media,grassroots, and national political campaigns. I agree, that the double edged sword to the sudden change in heart about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is the question of are gays simply benefiting from poor circumstances or because of an actual tangible shift in military and Congressional opinion. Gays and lesbians will have to wait until after relations in Afghanistan and Iraq have calmed down to see if the Rosie the Riveter effect you speak of has played a role. Also, I agree that an end to discrimination (be it in the military) by any means has to be some kind of positive progress. That being said, I would really like to see gay and lesbian civil rights organizations channel this increased media visibility and use it to their advantage to further promote their issues.

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-75309 Facebook User Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:49:58 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10430#comment-75309 I'm not sure that I'd call Arlen Spector a "liberal senator." He was a liberal Republican a few months ago; he's now a conservative Democrat, but that makes him, at the most, middle of the road. A small point, perhaps. I’m not sure that I’d call Arlen Spector a “liberal senator.” He was a liberal Republican a few months ago; he’s now a conservative Democrat, but that makes him, at the most, middle of the road. A small point, perhaps.

]]> By: bama-stu http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-75234 bama-stu Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:08:29 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10430#comment-75234 Actually, the military has had no problems meeting its recruiting goals, no doubt because of the economy. The fact that the military brass is more and more open to the idea of repealing DADT - even while meeting their recruiting goals - tells me that change (albeit at a glacial speed) is coming! Actually, the military has had no problems meeting its recruiting goals, no doubt because of the economy. The fact that the military brass is more and more open to the idea of repealing DADT – even while meeting their recruiting goals – tells me that change (albeit at a glacial speed) is coming!

]]> By: inkky jet http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-75232 inkky jet Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:27:49 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10430#comment-75232 OMG! Does Elaine Donnelly know about this?? OMG! Does Elaine Donnelly know about this??

]]> By: Kari http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-end-to-dadt-obama-spector-and-now-the-secretary-of-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-75229 Kari Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:44:39 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10430#comment-75229 "But the arguments are old news. The point is that the U.S. might actually be desperate enough that gays in the military doesn’t sound like such a bad idea." This is pretty much the reason Israel allowed gays to serve. The military's need for human resources can ultimately trump any bigotry its soldiers may have. “But the arguments are old news. The point is that the U.S. might actually be desperate enough that gays in the military doesn’t sound like such a bad idea.”

This is pretty much the reason Israel allowed gays to serve. The military’s need for human resources can ultimately trump any bigotry its soldiers may have.

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