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**LICraig** · 03-26-2010, 08:44 PM

Thus, I won't be moving to the Castro disctrict any sooner than I'll be moving to Little Italy, but I think both are nice to visit.

Nice story. In the real world, Castro's island is not a voluntary living situation.

The don't ask, don't tell policy was put into place to protect the individuals from harm due to their abnormality/
wtf

Personally, I don't feel that a person sexual orientation makes them any less of a soldier. However, I'm not everyone in the armed forces.
Here's a study by UF from this past Nov:

UF study finds military support for gay ban falling
by Nathan Crabbe

Support for the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy restricting gays and lesbians from military service has fallen sharply among veterans since the policy was introduced, according to a new study done in part by a University of Florida researcher.

About 40 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans supported the policy in 2006, as compared to 75 percent of military personnel in 1993, according to the study. The research was conducted by UF psychology professor Bonnie Moradi and a military sociologist at the RAND Corporation, a private research group that advises the Pentagon.

The study found that having gay or lesbian soldiers in units had no major impact on military discipline, raising doubts about a justification for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” One-fifth of those surveyed said they knew a gay or lesbian member of their unit and nearly three-quarters said they were comfortable in the presence of gays and lesbians.

“Serving with another service member who was gay or lesbian was not a significant factor that affected unit cohesion or readiness to fight,” RAND researcher Laura Miller told the Boston Globe.

The study was commissioned by the Palm Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where researchers have advocated lifting the ban. It found 40 percent of U.S. military personnel who served in Iraq or Afghanistan opposed allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly, 28 percent supported it and 33 percent were unsure or had no opinion.

Introduced by President Clinton in 1993 as a compromise to completely lifting the ban on gays in the military, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” prevents those who openly acknowledge their homosexuality from serving in the military. President Obama pledged to repeal the ban during the campaign and has been criticized for the lack of action on the issue.
http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville....y-ban-falling/

Blacks were once required to stay within colored regimes, hopefully with time we learn to stop tolerating and begin to just accept.
Segregation is toleration? I don't get the above statement.

03-26-2010, 08:44 PM	#6
LICraig Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 659 Senior Member	Thus, I won't be moving to the Castro disctrict any sooner than I'll be moving to Little Italy, but I think both are nice to visit. Nice story. In the real world, Castro's island is not a voluntary living situation. The don't ask, don't tell policy was put into place to protect the individuals from harm due to their abnormality/ wtf Personally, I don't feel that a person sexual orientation makes them any less of a soldier. However, I'm not everyone in the armed forces. Here's a study by UF from this past Nov: UF study finds military support for gay ban falling by Nathan Crabbe Support for the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy restricting gays and lesbians from military service has fallen sharply among veterans since the policy was introduced, according to a new study done in part by a University of Florida researcher. About 40 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans supported the policy in 2006, as compared to 75 percent of military personnel in 1993, according to the study. The research was conducted by UF psychology professor Bonnie Moradi and a military sociologist at the RAND Corporation, a private research group that advises the Pentagon. The study found that having gay or lesbian soldiers in units had no major impact on military discipline, raising doubts about a justification for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” One-fifth of those surveyed said they knew a gay or lesbian member of their unit and nearly three-quarters said they were comfortable in the presence of gays and lesbians. “Serving with another service member who was gay or lesbian was not a significant factor that affected unit cohesion or readiness to fight,” RAND researcher Laura Miller told the Boston Globe. The study was commissioned by the Palm Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where researchers have advocated lifting the ban. It found 40 percent of U.S. military personnel who served in Iraq or Afghanistan opposed allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly, 28 percent supported it and 33 percent were unsure or had no opinion. Introduced by President Clinton in 1993 as a compromise to completely lifting the ban on gays in the military, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” prevents those who openly acknowledge their homosexuality from serving in the military. President Obama pledged to repeal the ban during the campaign and has been criticized for the lack of action on the issue. http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville....y-ban-falling/ Blacks were once required to stay within colored regimes, hopefully with time we learn to stop tolerating and begin to just accept. Segregation is toleration? I don't get the above statement.
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