Support the G, L, B, and T troops
Filed by: Alex Blaze
March 19, 2009 4:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/03/support_the_g_l_b_and_t_troops.phpBrandon Friedman, vice chair of
VoteVets.org, wrote a post on the HuffPo opposing DADT entitled "No, Gay Soldiers Won't Be Allowed to Cross-dress While on Duty." Normally I'd leave this sort of thing alone, but our allies apparently need a little educating.
He discusses "Dan," a gay West Point grad who has a degree in Arabic, and how normal Dan is:
Now, notice that Dan is not wearing a dress. He's wearing the Army's standard ACU. Also, notice that Dan is not wearing makeup, eyeliner, or dangly earrings. He's just wearing the normal Kevlar helmet and protective eyewear that you typically see infantrymen wear in Iraq. Observe that Dan also looks as though he's barking orders, something infantry officers sometimes have to do in dangerous situations. What he's not doing, however, is hitting on the other male soldiers in his unit. And he's not spying on his fellow male soldiers in the shower.
Hmmm... I don't know if comparing "wearing a dress" to sexual harassment is the right way to go about bringing sexual and gender equality to the military, but ok....
