GLBTQP soldiers have already been going through all of this, with blackmail added on for good measure, :(.
Repealing it will save them their jobs, but only time will tell what effect it has on their dignity.
A lot of people have been reacting to this far more strongly than I did - I just... couldn't. When I think of all the harm the policy has caused (there's a chance that 9/11 wouldn't have happened at all if they hadn't fired so many gay translators) and how many asshats dragged their feet, I'm almost too tired to celebrate, :(.
Don't get me wrong - it's a step forward. But a LOT more steps remain to be taken.
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Date: 2010-12-19 12:38 am (UTC)It will be discredited units, little training, the worst jobs, and mental abuse and trumped up charges.
Roll on Buffalo Solders, and the Red Ball Express.
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Date: 2010-12-19 08:34 am (UTC)Repealing it will save them their jobs, but only time will tell what effect it has on their dignity.
A lot of people have been reacting to this far more strongly than I did - I just... couldn't. When I think of all the harm the policy has caused (there's a chance that 9/11 wouldn't have happened at all if they hadn't fired so many gay translators) and how many asshats dragged their feet, I'm almost too tired to celebrate, :(.
Don't get me wrong - it's a step forward. But a LOT more steps remain to be taken.