Do Tell

Don’t ask don’t tell is a policy that has been in the military to ensure that gays and lesbians can still serve their country and not be slandered against or singled out and given harsh treatment. In some cases gays and lesbians are even beaten and killed. Though the military has the don’t ask don’t tell policy to ensure the safety of the people serving in the military specifically those who may be gay or lesbian I still find it alarming that a person who is willing to go to war and lay down their life for a country that supports freedom has to keep a major part of their identity a secret form everyone. This is not a good thing for that person. On top of the normal Post Traumatic Syndrome that solders are coming back with from war zones some are also coming back with more mental stress due to the fact that they not only have to hide a fact that they are gay or lesbian but have to put on a front that they are straight. This can lead to more stress and strain on the solder. Many would say that would be the perfect reason to not allow them into the military but just like with women and minorities being in the military and that being look down upon because of the mindset that these people would be and are inferior to white males when the fact of the matter is they are equal. The US military fights for freedom around the world and help to ensure that all people in the world have the right for freedom yet it can’t even secure that for its own people. This is something that needs to change. America cannot be a fighting to ensure freedom for all people from all countries when the very people that are fighting for that freedom for someone else are not free. Gays and lesbians should be able to enter the military openly and FREELY without having to face criticism. This again goes back to my last post about how kids need to be taught change to help ensure change that that our country continues to move toward equality of all people. It is time for America to start to fight for the freedom of all the people that call themselves Americans and then we can truly begin to fight for the freedom of all peoples in all areas of the world.

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