Comments on: Aviator hopes gay ban will end in time for him

By: Dylan Liebenow

Dylan Liebenow — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:27:51 +0000

Hey, I Have always wanted to serve in the military from the age of 5 to now, but I refuse to commit myself to a 20 year career that can’t be ended b/c I go home to some one of the same-sex. So I truly hope the president will repeal DADT but till then I will continue to serve my community and nation as a firefighter/EMT.

By: Fred S.

Fred S. — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:52:00 +0000

I am gay and was a Captain in the U.S Army during the Vietnam War. I hid nothing. All the Army wanted me to do was my job. Obama wanted our money and our votes. He promised to do away with DADT and DOMA, but as President he has done nothing!!

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:46:16 +0000

I’m told half the Army nurse corp is gay. And given that the military is not a great life for married people, I wouldn’t be the least surprised to find out that 10% of the mil is gay.

Maybe it is time for the gays in the military to get together somehow, and threaten to all come out en mass.

And that might just put the butchers of the conservative churches, and the govt in a bind.

And I’ve been told that generally, there is no issue re being out gay, unless it gets up to the upper crust old homophobes. How about all the friends and supporters of letting gay people serve openly in the military get together and simply state that they will not re-enlist etc, unless DADT is ended.

The country can have it’s choice – Defend America, or Defend Homophobia.

And what this is all about is simply that all those good christian southern boys who join the mil cuz there is little opportunity in their dink towns, will discover that gay people are good people also.

And tell their homophobic churches where to go. And the money and power of those religious creeps will disappear.

BTW, the same creeps whose forbears gave us slavery and segregation.

The battle is almost exactly the same.

And winning it means that America will become much more like Europe, where only about 15% of the people go to church regularly, To sit in the pews, accompanied by the majority of seats occupied only by dust.

By: Ima Hacker

Ima Hacker — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:01:16 +0000

Pass this along!!!

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:26:15 +0000

>But with do-nothing “friends” like Obama, I will just sit out the election in 1012

That’s a great strategy. Back to the future! Let’s all do what we did in the 2000 election, and opt out or do a “protest” vote (because both sides are the same corporate toadies…Bush/Gore…no difference!).

Yeah, that worked like a charm. (Not!)

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:24:17 +0000

I’d love to give his “acquaintance” a piece of my mind. (“Jerk!”)

By: John M

John M — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:17:45 +0000

Obama is now at serious risk of losing the LGBT vote in 1012. I was an enthusiastic Obama supporter last November and contributed funds to his election campaign. I would never vote for a Republican for President as that would voting for my enemy. But with do-nothing “friends” like Obama, I will just sit out the election in 1012, even if wishy washy HRC tells me to do otherwise. Obama should have asked Congress to send him a hate crimes bill which he should have signed in his first 100 days in office. Still today no hate crimes bill. Obama has not lifted a finger to push through one piece of pro-lgbt legislation. And with DADT, first a gay Arab linguist, and now with Feherenback, Obama has done NOTHING! F**K him, he will not have this gay liberal democrat’s vote in 2012 unless he takes decisive action on at least two of our issues in the next few months. Otherwise. screw him and screw the DNC. Cowardice is not a virtue.

By: InglebirdHumperdinkal

InglebirdHumperdinkal — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:27:37 +0000

i know it’s not realistic, but it would be awesome if they had a “all come out day” where all the LGBT in the military come out on the same day and just walk off the “jobs”

BYE….

What do other people do when they are in jobs where they are mistreated or treated unequally? I know I quit a few of my jobs for being treated like crap.

I will be willing to meet up in Washington DC with ALL the military ppl. (in their old uniforms) that either served in the past or were serving and kicked out and we can be the support for those who are currently active to come out to and QUIT and LEAVE.

America is Letting YOU (us) down, it is time she learns what life without US (our skills, compassion and love) would be like!

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:35:58 +0000

Aleasha, the fact that we do have two wars going on right now is more reason to overturn DADT. We need those valuable servicemen to remain in the military to do the job they do so well, in the name of National Security, not to mention full Constitutional rights.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:32:34 +0000

One cannot talk about protecting our national security, while at the same time fire Arab linguists, and military heroes like Lt. Col Victor Fehrenbach. Those who do so are speaking outright lies!