Higgs Boson wrote:
On Nov 30, 6:56 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote:

"...because of the way their brains are wired."

You're on the right track. There has been much high-level science,
on- line (and in hard books of course) on the biological and
neurological basis of homosexuality. A brief Web search produced
hundreds of sites.

A well-studied reason for the extreme homophobia of some
heterosexual males is that they are aware, on a not too
subconscious level, that they have a homosexual component (as do we
all; we all have male/ female components). This frightens them so
much that they react by lashing out by mistreating homosexuals.

That's one theory. Another is that God said homosexuals should be
strangled to death. So, for the religious, it's a matter of
following the will of God (tempered by unsympathetic secular law).

Another is that homosexuality is a threat, or at least an affront,
to the traditional family.

Yet one more concern is the possible disintegration of unit
cohesiveness in the military.

Beg pardon, but the above-cited science has been examined repeatedly
in well-constructed experiments.

The three "theories" you list --perhaps sardonically -- have never
been borne out experimentally.

It is encouraging that SecDef as well as POTUS and other biggies are
plugging vigorously to repeal DADT. The last surveys that have been
hitting the news bear out my contention that the fear factor comes
more from the older commanders than the rank & file. Interestingly,
the combat troops, especially the Marines, still have a much higher
percentage of rejectionism. Surprised they are not aware that some
of the toughest combat troops in the world -- to cite Israel, for just
one -- accept homosexuals matter-of-factly.

The precious human resources -- translators, intelligence specialists,
etc. -- that our military has wasted would have been assets to the
"military readiness" that the opponents yammer about. Let's hope this
counter-productive nonsense ends soon. The world did not fall apart
when blacks were integrated into the armed forces by Truman.


I still suggest there are not enough flouting homosexuals to make up for
those active military personnel who would leave the service when compelled
to serve with them.

I say "flouting" because there is no rule or law preventing homosexuals from
serving now. They just can't go around making passes at normal folk.

If only ten percent of our service members (283,000)* declined re-enlistment
over the next two years, are there enough cross-dressers and males with
breast augmentation to make up the difference?

I don't know, but I doubt it.

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* U.S. Military strength
Active duty: 1,385,000
Reserve: 1,458,000
Total: 2,843,000