Seriously though, when I was in, we were under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which meant that anyone that even as much as identified as gay was kicked out. I signed a paper that described in detail what were homosexual behaviors that were unlawful. This paper was more elaborate than my actual service contract. Still, 95% of E-5 and below Marines and Corpsmen would protect their clearly gay buddies from this by not snitching or coming up with alibis for them. In fact, at least in my unit, we embraced our gay buddies by going to gay clubs with them a few times. And of course, lesbian behavior was okay if it was “hot” and the girls said they were bi, so that never really mattered.
On a related matter, transgender issues have had unstable policies. Since 2021, there are no restrictions on gender identity, while administrative support (e.g records, paperwork, etc.) and medical care for transitioning service members are provided.
The Gayest Homophobes /s
Seriously though, when I was in, we were under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which meant that anyone that even as much as identified as gay was kicked out. I signed a paper that described in detail what were homosexual behaviors that were unlawful. This paper was more elaborate than my actual service contract. Still, 95% of E-5 and below Marines and Corpsmen would protect their clearly gay buddies from this by not snitching or coming up with alibis for them. In fact, at least in my unit, we embraced our gay buddies by going to gay clubs with them a few times. And of course, lesbian behavior was okay if it was “hot” and the girls said they were bi, so that never really mattered.
It really is unlawful?
It was until Sept 20, 2011. At that point, “sodomy” was still unlawful until Dec 2013. Also in 2013, they started recognizing same-sex marriages.
On a related matter, transgender issues have had unstable policies. Since 2021, there are no restrictions on gender identity, while administrative support (e.g records, paperwork, etc.) and medical care for transitioning service members are provided.
Thank you!!
How fucking stupid can you be to care about the sexuality of people who want to die defending you…