Submitted 1 day ago by bluebee@sh.itjust.works to [deleted]
i had gay shipmates during my Navy career in the 1990s , during don’t ask don’t tell.
Those that want to serve will just have to do what gay folks have always done.
I never had a problem with my friends and shipmates sexual preferences.
I didn’t involve me It’s not my fuckin business.
It didn’t involve me It’s not my fuckin business.
And that is exactly how things should be.
Unfortunately, ChristoFascists are inordinately obsessed about the “morality” of other people, and tend to demand that the government gets involvedved in regulating what goes on in those bedrooms.
Just not their bedrooms.
Sadly, during DADT, the rate of discharges due to outing was at a higher rate than before DADT.
In the US military, DEI is not merely about readiness, but about recruitment and retention as well. Seriously, we counter-recruiters already have enough material to illustrate how joining up is a Really Bad Idea.™
Same in the 00s. Everyone knew and no one gave a shit.
Side note: I love how “fuckin business” works a couple of ways.
I wonder why don’t everybody just say they’re gay to escape the service?
OK, this is going to be interesting… How did you prove it?
Now I’m interested does one have to have sex with Erdogan to prove he is gay?
Some I’d imagine want to serve
[off topic] In the science fiction classic “The Forever War” Earth’s future army is all homosexual thanks to mental conditioning.
I think large parts of the world were, it was promoted as a way to curb overpopulation.
It’s a good military scifi but some of the descriptions of the future world do raise some eyebrows today hah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato's_Retreat [nsfw]
The 1970s were a much, much different time.
SMH in my country you would’ve had to do it. Unless you’d gone vegan.
Vegan, gay and not willing to use weapons you’d still be eligible in Finland. But you can also just say you want to do alternative service and don’t have to be in the military.
Man, you just convinced me to turn homosexual
Man shoutout homosexuality frfr
If only this worked in my country(
TIL
Haha yes
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
well you didn’t know but you’re now in the worldwide gay army!
bluebee@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 23 hours ago
now we’re talking! 🥵🏳️🌈
Akasazh@feddit.nl 22 hours ago
I’d like to see the uniforms
db2@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I hear they’re fabulous.
NickwithaC@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
You’re already wearing it.