A Response To: The Revenge of the Homosexual Lobby

Wednesday, December 01, 2004
By Bill O'Reilly

Editorial Link Here

Excellent Response Here

My Response:

Bill (or the staffer who reads this),

Gay soldiers don't get sent home from combat zones for getting females pregnant in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gay soldiers don't get sent home for stalking females at firebases. Gay soldiers don't get punished for fraternization with enlisted or officers.

If you want to keep sex out of the barracks, then turn soldiers into eunuchs.

If you had ever served in the military you would know that sexual abuse and harassment are already current in the military and are man/woman issues, not homosexual issues. It’s the hypocrisy of the rule of "don't ask, don't tell" that is the problem. Sexual harassment laws are already on the books and it doesn't matter if it comes from a man or a woman. Therefore, merely keeping one from being open about their sexual orientation is not relevant to the issue, especially since men tend to make theirs known to anyone who will listen.

A man being approached by another man in an unwanted advance is no different than a woman being approached in the same manner. Funny how the double standard comes into play when it’s a man who is the focus of the unwanted advance. Furthermore, it’s a common joke in the gay community that its an exercise in egotistical self-delusion to think that a gay person would even be interested in any of the people who think they would somehow face gay sexual harassment.

The REAL issue is the fact that the military is full of bigots that hate homosexuals because of their sexual orientation and nothing else. The sad part is that most people know homosexuals in the military (if you know more than 4 females in the military it's likely you at least know a bisexual) and most know that they serve with pride and distinction. In a time where getting anyone to volunteer is becoming increasingly difficult, I would think that we would want to take anyone who is capable of serving with honor and serving with pride, regardless of their sexual orientation.

It comes down to an issue of being comfortable. The reasoning you use for justifying the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is the same reasoning that was used for years to keep blacks from serving and then integrating into regular units. That's just sad. People become comfortable with those things they are familiar with. If one works alongside someone who is gay, than it usually isn't even an issue after a while. But, if we keep artificial barriers up to allow for our bigotry to remain protected, than we will never get comfortable. Of course, that's really what you and others who think like you want. But, that's also what every racist ever wanted when it came to the integration of blacks into American society.

Bill, I hope you don't see yourself as a racist, that would be very disappointing.

Lastly, I received my commission from Georgetown University's ROTC program and your blanket statement about a rampant anti-military presence is just plain stupid. They might be anti-WAR, but certainly not anti-MILITARY. Please stop with the over-generalizations, it just makes you look like a simpleton.