According to a new study out of UC Santa Barbara, allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military isn't such a bad idea. According to the reasoning skills of a fully-functioning brain, some of us have known that for years. Still, this study has some oomph behind it in the form of a research panel composed of retired military officers, including the Air Force lieutenant general during the Clinton administration to enforce the ridiculous "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Homosexual soldiers are "unlikely to pose any significant risk to morale, good order, discipline or cohesion," said one of the researchers. Maybe one day soon gays and lesbians will be allowed to publicly acknowledge their sexuality while being shipped off to some sandy country for no good reason. More details here.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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