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>>"Don't ask, don't tell" has been struck down by U.S. courts. The military is dragging its feel in compliance.
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>Really it's about more than the military/gay thing. Prejudice - when will we ever learn the lessons.

Are you calling the military prejudiced?

I had this discussion recently with a few friends. I haven't met anyone who is prejudiced against homosexual, but I'm sure just given the odds and the news reports around the country that there are some somewhere. I have many friends who are not heterosexual. My daughter has even more than I do. There are few left in the close these days. It is not a question of should they or shouldn't they allow anyone and everyone into the military. I am all for it. However, there are some issues that need to be addressed:

When was the last time you lived 24x7 with NO privacy whatsoever? When did you share sleeping quarters and bathrooms and showers (I mean absolutely no privacy common sleeping rooms and showers) 24x7 with 100 other folks? Does the military allow soldiers of the opposite sex to share those facilities? (Ok, in some cases it does happen (I've been in that situation a few times), but this is a general discussion for the most common of the thousands and thousands of soldiers out there).

It is the logistics that needs to be worked out. I personally think everyone voting "YES" should spend at least one year 24x7 living without any privacy at all in the military then imagine it for 6 years - remember that you are voting for the living conditions of the typical soldier too, not just the minorities.

Having done that myself (and having served with non-heterosexual soldiers), I vote YES but I am really curious how they will handle the privacy issues. How is it any different when a gay male shares the same shower and bathroom and sleeping room with another non-homosexual male than for two people of the opposite sex?

Special facilities = special treatment so that is not an answer either.