D.C. to Hold Summit on Gays In Foreign Armies
February 8, 2010 by Gay Agenda News Team
The Palm Center has announced plans to convene a Washington, D.C. summit of officials and experts from military forces that allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly, including the Israel Defense Force and NATO member militaries. The summit, which is planned for early spring, will focus on the implementation of personnel policies for openly gay troops. British and Israeli experts have confirmed their participation.
“As military and political leaders anticipate the end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ the lessons from the twenty-five foreign forces that allow open gay service are instructive,” stated Dr. Aaron Belkin, Director of the Palm Center. Belkin cited three questions that generally dominate the comparison: Did the decision to allow open gay service undermine military readiness? How was implementation managed? To what extent can lessons from abroad help U.S. officials plan for an inclusive policy?
And we knew all this back in 1993. The only purpose served by DADT is to continue the justification of the taboo that says we are somehow bad and must be punished. It perpetuates the prejudice it was intended to indulge.
America, the self-appointed leader of the free world, needs 25 tutors to teach it how to be free. Hm.
I’m sure Sarah Palin will be looking out her back door for those gay Russian soldiers! LOL