Sexual Orientation in the Military Service
A friend of mine found a very interesting article on wikipedia about sexual orientation in military service. It listed numerous countries who allow gays/lesbians/bisexuals/transexuals in the military service including (but not limited to) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finaland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
Guess who has "other policies"? Yep, the United States. According to the article, it says that "The United States prohibits LGBT service members from serving openly under the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. Service members who remain closeted are allowed to serve, but investigation into a member's sexuality without suspicion is prohibited."
I feel like I need to write about this just to get it out there. I'm just sick and tired of the place that I call home having a homophobic cloud over it most of the time. I'm hoping that things change soon. If not, I'm moving to Denmark (which I wouldn't mind at all actually...)
In case anyone is interested, here's the full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_military_service#Countries_that_allow_homosexuals_to_serve_in_the_military
Guess who has "other policies"? Yep, the United States. According to the article, it says that "The United States prohibits LGBT service members from serving openly under the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. Service members who remain closeted are allowed to serve, but investigation into a member's sexuality without suspicion is prohibited."
I feel like I need to write about this just to get it out there. I'm just sick and tired of the place that I call home having a homophobic cloud over it most of the time. I'm hoping that things change soon. If not, I'm moving to Denmark (which I wouldn't mind at all actually...)
In case anyone is interested, here's the full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_military_service#Countries_that_allow_homosexuals_to_serve_in_the_military