Ever wonder about how Americans deal with having homosexuals fighting for our Country? It has been a long going debate. Recently President Obama announced that he was going to repeal the law that denies gay Americans to serve for the United States. Out of all the Americans in the world, only 69% of Americans support the idea of having gays and lesbians fight for our Country. As of now, there are about 66,000 Gays and Lesbians fighting for our Country. Imagine if they were not allowed to? That would be 66,000 less people in the armed forces strictly because of who they love. Should that really matter when in reality we are all there for the same reason, to keep our freedom and to keep our Country the way it is today. In Ancient times, gays in the Army were not that big of a deal, until after the Crusades. The Knights Templar was persecuted and many of their members were burned strictly because of same-sex affairs. The US Army prohibited homosexuality during World War I but did not strictly enforce it until World War II. There were procedures set up that searched men and women for characteristics, dress and mannerisms that could conclude them into being homosexual. Now is that really humane? 4,000 out of 12 million men were rejected into the war because they were found to be gay. It 1992 a law was passed when Clinton was president that if you were not openly gay then you were allowed to participate in war, but if you were openly gay then you were still rejected. They used the phrase "Don't ask Don't tell." We have come a long way since 1992. Since then 25 Countries allow gays to openly serve for their countries. If we are all there for the same reason and willing to risk our life at war for our country, should a person's sexuality really matter? What is your opinion on this on going problem that has been an issue for decades.
Read this Article here from Time Magazine to find out more info!
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