DADT Dont Ask Dont Tell

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is the first veteran from the current Iraq War to serve in Congress. He's also the lead legislator behind efforts to repeal the archaic and discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which prevents openly gay and lesbian soldiers from serving in the U.S. military. For Rep. Murphy, there is one solid, succinct message for the U.S. government: Let gays and lesbians serve.

Well there is one thing wrong with what was posted on this article I read. Gays and Lesbians are allowed to serve in our armed forces but not allowed to be who they are. They are not allowed to let people know they are gay. THe current DADT law that President Bill Clinton put into placed broke the ban on Gays and Lesbians serving in our armed forces. They are just not allowed to be who they are which is totally wrong and stands against what our country was founded on.

Let me tell you this.. How right is it for a 28 year old man to be serving his country in 3 wars and then when found that he is gay he is discharged from the armed services? Also with the goverment wanting to increase enrollment why are they discharging valant men and woman becuase of there sexual oreintation? This is wrong and totally disgusting to me.

Also President Obama has promised to get rid of DADT and now when he is in office he says the time is not right. WELL WHEN WILL THE TIME BE RIGHT!?

I am totally disgusted with the way our leaders tell us one thing and then turn around and do another. DADT needs to go away and it needs to go away NOW! Th is is the same kind of retoric from back in history that wouldnt allow blacks to serve our great nation. If you are an American Citizen I strongly beilive that you should be allowed to defend this country and serve no matter what your sexuality, color, religion etc is. We are all Americans. It shouldnt matter who we sleep with!

This just proves that the Goverment and President Obama wants to keep the LGBT community as 2nd class citizens. What are they scared of?

Stone Wall Democrats

I have been doing a little reading on the Stone Wall Democrats joining the Human Rights Campaign by not attending Democractic Fundraisers and that the health care issues, and taxes affect the LGBT community. Really people wake up. Health care issues and tax increases effect us as a whole as American Citizens not just one segement. This goes back to the LGBT Community Leaders that are saying President Obama is not holding up to his election promises to our community.

Didnt we just see a new hate crime legislation go thru the house and will be approved by the Senate after 10 years of fighting? Doesnt President and Obama support Civil Unions and that Marriage should be left up to the states? I mean arent we seeing a sweeping change with a few states legalizing Gay Marriage? Didnt this all happen this year?

This all goes back to American greed. We want what we want and we want it right now! I am a very proud member of the LGBT community but I also dont agree with everything our leaders are speaking out for. People really need to think back on when they made a certain promise to someone to do something but it was absoultely out of their control to do. All of us have done it. So is it right to criticize this administration becuase they are not able to pass or change things over night? I mean really we have gotten a lot from this administration that we havent gotten before. Also didnt this administration just allow Federal benefits to same sex couples?

The LGBT political leaders are forcing us to write to our congress people and demand more and more and more. Do we really want to sound like we are ungrateful for what has happened so far? Open your eyes and start thinking with some common sense. Be grateful for what has happened so far. Do we need to continue our fight? YES BY ALL MEANS LETS CONTINUE TO MARCH, LETS CONTINUE TO PROTEST. Dont allow our voices to be silent again. Lets fight against the conversatism right wing religious groups, but lets not classify religion as the enemy. Not all religious factions are against us. I also am a christian and have fellow christian friends with my views that are straight so its not religion we need to be fighting but the Right Wing Faction of it.

The LGBT community along with other minorities are fighting against hate. Lets not start fighting hate with more hate. Also lets remember we are fighting two wars right now. Lets not be taking away our goverments time about domestic issues away from that untill those men and woman are back home safely in this country.

As for the Dont Ask Dont Tell Law in our millitary. I really do think that needs to be reveresed and very soon. There is no way of knowing the great number of how many Gays and Lesbians are fighting in our armed services but I am here to tell you I can almost bet you its more then 15 percent! It is a great disservice to them for them not to be able to be who they are but they can die to protect yours and my freedoms. Its just plain out wrong!!!!