What was “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and why did it face a lot of backlash from the LGBTQ+ community?
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“Gay people can serve in the military as long as they stay the hell in the closet. If we ever find out you’re gay we’re throwing your ass out and you’re not getting any of your benefits.”
It faced “backlash” because telling gay people they have to hide their sexuality, relationships, and personal life while heterosexual servicemembers can be open about their sexuality, relationships, and personal life is an idiotic double-standard that’s bad for morale and bad for security (someone finds out you’re gay they can easily blackmail you: “Do what I want or I’ll tell your CO and they’ll have to investigate and get rid of you!”)
There are a lot of other reasons it was stupid and wrong, but the fact that it was bad for *everyone* ***AND*** *the military itself* is the reason so many folks were outspoken about it being bad policy.
It was the equivalent desegregating the services by saying “Black soldiers can serve alongside white soldiers as long as they wear white-people-skin-tone makeup and never tell anyone they’re actually Black. If we find out we’re throwing them out.”
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