Controversy

This is my first controversial blog post.  This issue about homosexuals in the military is a touchy subject but I think I can shed a little light on it.  Whether you are for or against them being in the military, you have a solid argument.  I will speak a little from both sides, and then I will say what we can not do or history will repeat itself.

Being against homosexuals in the military have an argument saying that not all of the soldiers will be comfortable serving with them.  The military thinks war time is a time where the country needs its toughest soldiers, and because of the stereotype of homosexuals being feminine, they do not belong in that type of situation to defend their country.  The stereotypes surrounding homosexuals are ridiculous and I see that the people are surrounding their argument around gay men only.  I have yet to hear an argument about gay women who also have the manly stereotype.  We can not judge someone by stereotypes.  Then we as a people can not be homophobic to where we are "afraid" of being in the same existence as homosexuals.  The ignorance of some people amazes me.  The fact that gays WANT to fight in the military for their country should be enough.  A lot of straight men or women rather not take the risk of being shipped anywhere to fight.  We all want equal rights, but will gays in the military affect their group' concentration and compromise the execution of different onbjectives? 

THE LAST THING we need to do is accept gays into the military but put them into their own division.  If we are going to strike down the ban then totally do so, we can not restrict their involvement in the military.  We had something like this before, and it was called Jim Crow Laws, where it said "separate but equal".  At the time it might have seemed right, but now, we see the true impact of what it had. I think we need to change as a people.  The problem is not the gay movement, the problem lies within the people of power for being so ignorant with stereotypical ideas and letting that drive them to building insecurities.