Comments on: Gay National Guard officer could be discharged

By: Michael Cook

Michael Cook — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:35 +0000

About the Gay National Guardsmen. I think it is stupid for kicking someone out that has put his life on the line for the American people he has been to Iraq. who cares who he goes to bed with as long as he dose his get up from the guy he was with and goes to work and dose his job. Besides if he hit on one of the guys and they say no. No means NO. They would know how their women counterpart feel when they hit on them all the time and not stop when they say no.

By: drewski

drewski — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:02:12 +0000

This will end. I don’t question that DADT will come to an end. Obama will do nothing to help Choi, and Obama will continue to pass the buck. Meanwhile, we lose loyal, high-performing servicemembers because of sexuality, and we keep AND recruit people with documented criminal histories. Gang activity is now extending into and entrenching itself in the US military. This is honor? This is patriotism? It’s bullshit, and Obama only further shows his self-interest by resurrecting Clinton’s hand in creating DADT. That was a different time, and Obama gets no pass based on a self-serving selective rehash of history.

By: Paul Favreau

Paul Favreau — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:37:52 +0000

If all the gay men and women in the military were to be removed from the military, we, as a nation, would have less than 70 percent of the current serving military service personel.
If a sealed, private ballot was to be taken of those heterosexuals in the armed services regarding the service they encountered with their “gay” counterparts, the verdict would be that the “gay” sector of this countries defense service would be honored for their compassion towards their fellow service personell and very, very little of the presumed offense due to their gay position in life would have any bearing on their desire to serve with a gay person.
Believe it or not……each of us who are gay, straight or bisexual are devoted to protecting our nations security.
Although, many of the gay community serving in the military are also concerned with the position that we take in regards to our integrity as a nation…it so are all honorable Americans, strait and gay are of such and honorable position militarily and politically.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:26:59 +0000

Lt. Choi is an authentic hero. If Obama had any balls, he would end enforcement of the DADT policy.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:53:04 +0000

DADT is obviously long outdated, but its still the law. I understand wanting to be proud of who you are, and open about it, but you’ve chosen to live by a set of rules when you sign up for the armed forces. You have signed a contract, and have agreed to be bound by their rules.

Quit crying about being discharged for being openly gay. You know what is going to happen, and to act shocked when it does is insane.

Obammy is not going to do anything about DADT, nor is he going to do anything but pay lip service to the GLBT community. He is a politician, and his job is to win votes no matter how he does it, or who he has to lie to.

It would be wonderful if we could have the same rights as everyone else in this country, and I really thing the right lawyer could make the case that we’re second class citizens, and that is is against the constitution.

If this man did this because he didn’t mind throwing away his career to make a statement, that is just fine, but he especially knows what rules he swore and oath to, and signed a contract to abide by.

Good luck with your battle, and hopefully some day it’ll all mean something.

-Proud ex-Navy Fag.

By: David Gibson

David Gibson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:34:10 +0000

Oh when, oh when, will the United States of America (an in particular, President Obama) finally, once and for all, wake up and grow up and take a page from so many other countries in the world who are living every single day, quite well, with homosexuals in the military? The USA and, unfortunately, our dear president, GROW UP! Gay men and woman can and do and will continue to serve in the armed forces whether they speak up and come out and reveal that they’re gay or not. The world will not end by having gays in the military, the world will grow and be a fuller, richer, and more productive military than ever before when gays are treated like the first class citizens they are . . . by everyone. Must the United States military remain living in the dark ages? Come on people, GROW UP! -David Gibson, Richland, GA

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:06 +0000

The slap-in-the-face insult will, no doubt, continue in this time of war – when our military recruiters have lowered their requirements to unprecedented levels. “We” welcome drop-outs, neo-Nazis, other extremists, rapist, and we’ll even ignore promiscuity amongst our ranks. But if you are a law o biding, educated, openly gay man or woman . . . public humiliation is just the beginning.

By: Bardot

Bardot — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:58:36 +0000

I’d love it if all gay men and women in the military dropped out. How about a gay army? Better yet, how about no army.

I agree with RavensWolf, Obama will pass the DADT issue onto the courts or the military. The man has no b***s

By: Casey Cameron

Casey Cameron — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:30:21 +0000

ON the bright side, if he does get discharged, it will make people disgusted enough with DADT that we’ll get momentum in congress.

By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:29:04 +0000

Stop DADT now? and let Lt. Dan Choi not be discharged an everyone else