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2004

The San Francisco Chronicle after interview with a Pentagon spokesman wrote that for now Gays and Lesbians can serve in the American Army openly , and they don 't have to hide their orientation - after President Bush issued a stop-loss ' order on military discharges . Still , those people , who really thought that principle which was valid before the order ( don 't ask , don 't tell (Kirby 48 ) could be forgotten , were mistaken

Although the United States mobilizes army to serve in Afghanistan and appeals to all Americans and

to Gays and Lesbians as well , it seems that American military authorities don 't feel enthusiastic about idea that Gays and Lesbians can serve openly in American Army . C . Dixon Osburn , as an executive director of the Service-members Legal Defense Network , a pro-gay military advocacy group , notices that the right hand of the Defense Department doesn 't know what the left hand is doing (Kirby 48

He adds also that at the same time when the President appeals to all Americans to fight the enemy , there is a government , who says in official language that We want everyone but you the gay , lesbian , and bisexual service members . We don 't need your help (Kirby 48

A Defense Department spokesman repeated again that they don 't expect change in department 's position towards gay service members . But at the same time , when the US Army experienced shortage of soldiers in 1945 they drafted gays and lesbians whenever it was necessary as well as during Korean War . But when the war ended , the discharges climbed up again . The same situation took place during Vietnam War

What is the reason of such behavior ? Belkin explains : They want bodies ' and And frankly , they don 't want straight people to have a get-out-of-jail-free card (Kirby 48

Cammermeyer asks why those soldiers are good enough to be cannon fodder but not good enough to serve at home (Kirby 48 . He proposes to make some actions to attract attention of military authorities for example , exactly at time when the US Army needs soldiers , it is a good opportunity to leave military - the time soldiers are needed most and the impact of this would be phenomenal (Kirby 48 ) - maybe this action will help to get rid of such stupid politics regarding homosexual soldiers ' service in the Army

Actually , my opinion is that gays should be allowed to serve openly and not treated like second-class citizens . As far as people have equal rights , they should have equal possibilities to serve in the Army as well . American National Organization Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN ) does what they can to help gays in the military , who experience problems because of principle Don 't ask , don 't tell

In spite of opinion we have regarding moral principles and discipline in the American Army , as well as strict heterosexual traditions , homosexual orientation shouldn 't an obstacle for gays to serve in the military

The Army (and especially the authorities in it ) should...