Gays in the Military

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This paper takes a negative stance about gays serving in the United States military and against homosexuals in general. The author presents several arguments why gays should not be allowed to be part of the armed forces and highlights current legislation regarding this issue. The author sees homosexuality as a personal choice.

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"Many individuals believe that gays and lesbians are not capable of serving in the military forces of the country and this belief is not based only on personal values, but also on military necessity, though, that does not mean that the personal values of many persons do not reach the same conclusion. In terms of military necessity it is essential for gays and lesbians to be excluded from military units to maintain unit cohesion. Combat performance would also decline if open homosexuals were permitted to serve in the armed forces of the country. Some also view the gay soldiers to be perverts in uniform, and in many cases, they should not have the honor of serving the country even if they are able to observe all service norms. The concepts of homosexuality and lesbian behavior however, have no idea of the expected norms of loyalty, honor and patriotism."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barry M. Goldwater, Ban on Gays is Senseless Attempt to Stall the Inevitable, 1987 available athttp://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/bulgarians/barry-goldwater.html (last visited Mar. 12, 2006).
• C G. Mitchell, Marching to an Angry Drum: Gays in the Military 8 (iUniverse 2000)
• Federal Appeals Court to Hear 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Challenge on April 2, available at http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/press.html?record=227 (last visited Mar. 12, 2006).
• Gays and Lesbians in the Military, 1997 available at http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/scotts/bulgarians/military-pg.html (last visited Mar. 12, 2006).
• John Files, Advocates Hope Supreme Court Ruling Can Renew Attention to Don't Ask, Don't Tell, The New York Times. 13 March, 2006. available at http://www.sldn.org/templates/press/record.html?record=2771 (last visited Mar. 12, 2006).

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