Gays allowed to openly serve in US Military; only during war, however
From the Washington Blade:
Out gay soldiers sent to Iraq
Regulation keeps straights from ‘playing gay’ to avoid war
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Members of the Army Reserves and the National Guard who inform their commanders that they are gay are routinely converted into active duty status and sent to the Iraq war and other high priority military assignments, according to a spokesperson for an Army command charged with deploying troops.
The spokesperson, Kim Waldron, a civilian who works for the U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson, Ga., said the active duty deployment of Reservists and National Guard troops who say they are gay, or who are accused of being gay, takes place under a Forces Command or “FORSCOM” regulation issued in 1999.
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So, yeah… the bravery and courage, not to mention honor and patriotism, of openly gay Americans isn’t good enough for the US Military during times of peace… but you’d better bet that they will let gays serve openly when it comes time for them to be sent into a war zone to die.
Land of the Free? Liberty and Justice for all? Yeah… right.
Matt, 21, is an LGBT activist and youth advocate working mainly within the cities of Greensboro & Winston-Salem and the State of North Carolina. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14, now currently serving as the Executive Director/Co-founder of Activate! - The North Carolina Advocacy Coalition.
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