Pentagon Considering Segregating Gay Service Members
Posted By Eric Ethington (Author) on July 12, 2010
DC – Apparently the United States Military didn’t learn it’s lesson in the last century, as Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell released a statement saying it was considering segregation for openly gay troops. WHAT???
pentagon considers segregation of gay troops
Morrell also insisted that the questions [in the DADT survey] with which most critics took the most umbrage — i.e., those related to lifestyle issues like socializing outside of work as well as showering and sharing barracks with openly gay and lesbian colleagues (as though that does not currently occur) — were developed as part of a process within the department and the working group to address the “privacy” issues of concern to heterosexual members of the military. Morrell said, “We think it would be irresponsible to conduct a survey that did not address these questions,” but insisted they were asked to help the military determine what adjustments might be necessary “when DADT is repealed.”
In response to questions from reporters, Morrell clarified that the survey responses could lead the military to conclude that it would “perhaps need adjustments to facilities themselves,” indicating that it is not outside the realm of possibility that, in order to preserve the privacy and modesty of heterosexual service members in group showers and barracks, the military would consider segregating gay and lesbian service members in some way.
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.
Just a little clarification: he’s calling for the possible segregation of LGB service members – the “T”s still won’t be allowed in even a segregated military no matter how DADT is resolved.
Still, extremely despicable sentiment focused at Lesbian and Gay (and Bisexual as an afterthought) service members.
To “preserve their modesty”?!? So, a ‘straight’ man running around the flight every night during my time in basic training showing everyone the different shapes he can make with his genitalia would be protected from the ‘immodesty’ of having to shower and bunk with a gay person? OH PLEASE. What a pathetic excuse. If they decide to let LGB persons serve openly, but segregate them, I will seek separation from the military immediately. It’s already bad enough that they can’t serve openly, and segregation seems even more insulting, in my opinion, and is not a very good ‘solution’.