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Officials: Half of force trained on gay ban repeal

The problem is gay men living together is the same as men and women living together because gay men are sexually attracted to one another as the norm men and women being attracted to each other............
 
The problem is gay men living together is the same as men and women living together because gay men are sexually attracted to one another as the norm men and women being attracted to each other............

Navy...strait couples can live together, so why can't gay couples?
 
The problem is gay men living together is the same as men and women living together because gay men are sexually attracted to one another as the norm men and women being attracted to each other............

And the repeal of DADT has nothing to do with this. Gay men were living together prior.
 
The problem is gay men living together is the same as men and women living together because gay men are sexually attracted to one another as the norm men and women being attracted to each other............

Oh yeah buddy! Gay men find Every Single Straight Man on the planet irresistible!
 
no, i'm not. I don't doubt you will get instances of that occuring, and I don't doubt that you will get instances of that being suspected (Cpl Jones always picks me to check for ticks.... why? etc.) which will create it's own problems - but my argument here assumes nothing more than the fact that they will be homosexual males, that homosexual males are attracted to other males, and that other males are aware of this. that is all that is necessary to start throwing up boundaries and barriers to personal interaction where none existed previously. we can all teabag each other throughout the field ex's because it's funny.... but no one is going to rub their penis in the gay guys' face or really find it particularly hilarious when he does it to them - he's different because of his sexuality, he can't be fully part of the joke part of the group, part of the intimacy that occurs in male-bonding. and because sexuality is generally unchanging, that is always going to be there. we won't see a shift as we did with racial tension because whlie attitudes towards racial differences (and agreed, towards sexual differences) are subject to change, basic sexual drive is not. he's not going to cease being gay anymore than you are going to cease being a woman - and because of that the nature and level of interaction between him and others will always have barriers and limitations that currently do not exist. because he will not cease being gay any more than I will cease being straight or you will cease being a woman that tension will always be there, seperating members of the unit from one another and hurting that cohesion and unity that is so vital.



to me it's about not making it harder for the guys on the pointy end to do their job and make it back home in one piece. i couldn't give a **** less if people are offended or have their feelings hurt, or suffer loss of self-worth, or not, so long as that end is achieved.

So what is the difference if it is just suspected or known without proof and someone being able to say it right out? With DADT in place, a gay guy could technically be seen with a guy on a date by a single person or tell people in his unit that he is gay and the unit can choose not to investigate it if there is no evidence, only hearsay. If the guy denies he is gay, there is really nothing that can be done about it.

Also, what you are describing has been overcome by plenty of units, including some of our own combat units, who know that there are gay men in their units. So we know that most people can overcome the discomfort of being naked around or close to gay guys that they have to work with. Those who can't are the ones with the problems. Yes, I expect a lot from our soldiers because they signed up to defend our country, not to feel comfortable while they are doing their jobs.

You continue to not address the points I am making about how there really isn't a difference between someone being allowed to say they are gay with no repercussions and saying you are gay once or twice when you know there is no evidence that someone can use against you to prove it. The comfort level for the unit is going to be the same whether the person can't be kicked out because it isn't against the rules or whether the person can't be kicked out because there is no proof or no one else cares enough to persue it.

If someone feels that they cannot perform their job to the best of their ability because they might have to sleep with a gay guy, then they should get out of the military at their next opportunity. Until then, they need to suck it up and do their job. If the gay guy isn't disturbing anyone, i.e. hitting on them or actually trying something, then the fear or discomfort is irrational and needs to be dealt with by the person feeling it. It isn't the gay guy's fault.
 
The problem is gay men living together is the same as men and women living together because gay men are sexually attracted to one another as the norm men and women being attracted to each other............

Seriously Navy.....most men are able to control themselves. They don't have an uncontrollable urge to boink everything that moves. Why do you believe that the men and women of the military are any different. They are not the heathens and animals that you obviously believe that they are. Most are professional and mature enough to control themselves.
 
Oh yeah buddy! Gay men find Every Single Straight Man on the planet irresistible!

Oh yeah sister...straight men find every single woman on the planet irresistable!

Yep...your sarcasm is noted and returned. So...since its no big deal for one, why should it matter if men and women are routinely quartered together?
 
Oh yeah sister...straight men find every single woman on the planet irresistable!

Yep...your sarcasm is noted and returned. So...since its no big deal for one, why should it matter if men and women are routinely quartered together?

OMG! Honestly, why do you guys keep bringing this up? It is different.

We have explained this earlier in this thread. Men are not women and women are not men.

They have different body parts and different body functions, including women get a period once a month that I'm pretty sure most men would not be comfortable living with. The women would be very likely to kill the men, at least some of them, if they had to live together all the time and interact that much with men that they weren't even involved with.

So I guess my answer is that we don't have men and women living together for the protection of the men.
 
Navy...strait couples can live together, so why can't gay couples?

If straight couples can live together why don't we have coed showers and berthing compartments aboard ship? Why are they separate?
 
OMG! Honestly, why do you guys keep bringing this up? It is different.

We have explained this earlier in this thread. Men are not women and women are not men.

They have different body parts and different body functions, including women get a period once a month that I'm pretty sure most men would not be comfortable living with. The women would be very likely to kill the men, at least some of them, if they had to live together all the time and interact that much with men that they weren't even involved with.

So I guess my answer is that we don't have men and women living together for the protection of the men.

Men are not women...women are not men. You have the same minds blowing grasp on gender as does Redress...AWESOME...SO WHAT? Why arent men and women quartered together? Can you even POSSIBLY...I know...its tough...but work with me here...POSSIBLY understand that men are attracted to women...GAY men are attracted to men...Straight women are attracted to men...and lesbians are attracted to other women. And you cant POSSIBLY foresee where that is a problem for some? I can. I have had female soldiers demand room transfers because their roommates...NOT open or declared lesbians...spent 90% of their time in their panties while in their room talking to their roommate. While they never overtly hit on their roommates, their rommates would regularly find their lesbian roommates staring at them. Again...NEVER an overt act or gesture. But...SHOCKING though it may seem...lesbians are frequently attracted to WOMEN and some women dont love the thought of sharing a 12 x 20 room with a homosexual roommate.

You and others and your absolute refusal to see that this might be a legitimate problem to some is mind numbing. You refuse to see it because you refuse to acknowledge the potential problems.
 
Oh yeah buddy! Gay men find Every Single Straight Man on the planet irresistible!

THe undenialable fact is like men and women are attracted to one another gay men are attracted to other men............
 
Oh yeah sister...straight men find every single woman on the planet irresistable!

Yep...your sarcasm is noted and returned. So...since its no big deal for one, why should it matter if men and women are routinely quartered together?

Beats me. You saying it does?
 
If straight couples can live together why don't we have coed showers and berthing compartments aboard ship? Why are they separate?

Strait couples may not be able to live together on ship, but then again, neither can gay couples, except possibly 2 man berths for officers, and I suspect it would be frowned upon by command.
 
Beats me. You saying it does?

Yes...it does and you cant POSSIBLY be silly enough to assume it doesnt. Men and women are not routinely quartered together. Sexual and gender roles come sinto play.
 
THe undenialable fact is like men and women are attracted to one another gay men are attracted to other men............

And the undeniale fact is Navy.....men and women of the military are no different than men and women in general. Most humans are able to control their sexual urges. Why do you believe that the military men/women are incapable of that? Please, give them more credit than you do.
 
And the undeniale fact is Navy.....men and women of the military are no different than men and women in general. Most humans are able to control their sexual urges. Why do you believe that the military men/women are incapable of that? Please, give them more credit than you do.

Precisely why everyone should be quartered together!
 
What about gays who can't maintain discipline? You're right, we expect the best. We have standards. Not flaunting one's sexuality is a part of that standard.

gays, as you say flaunting one's sexuality, i n the school. so how is it they will not do this in militaire?
 
Homosexuals who can't maintain discipline should receive exactly the same treatment as anyone else who can't maintain discipline. I'm surprised you'd even ask this question of me. Clearly you have some strange ideas about what homosexuals and their supporters actually want. (hint: equal treatment is equal treatment)

you say what homosexuals and there supporters actually want. it is i n the schools there actually want there own student union. :mad:
 
My husband and I have both had our training.

Mine included only one question about berthing arrangements and comfort level (that was handled pretty well by our officer who was giving the training). And, there is some talk that the plan right now is to eventually incorporate some sort of benefits arrangement for same sex partners (after a few years, and from what our officer told me from the info he has gotten) should getting SSM legalized take a lot longer than expected.

My husbands' training included a message from his leading officer that was basically "no change". Although that really isn't true, since an issue that came up in the past year involving a fight between girlfriends shows that there are at least some things that will be treated differently once DADT is officially repealed, including domestic fights (now, at least some military police recommend that no matter the circumstances of a fight between a same sex couple and which was to blame, they should not claim themselves as a couple since they could technically still be discharged for doing so, until the repeal is final, at which time domestic disturbance/violence laws/rules would apply to them as it does opposite sex couples in similar relationships).

if there is fight between 2guys that live together, they must be 2 single guys and not married. so this mean they are not domestic violence or there will be discharge from militaire. is this corrrect to what you are saying?
 
And if told no what would you do? Back off right? The difference between you and a female vs that of a gay guy trying to get some from a straight guy is that the gay guy will already know that the answer from the straight guy is no.

If you knew that the woman would say no right from the start, before you even tried, would you still try to get some from her?

Nonesense bro.. What if she wa sa lesbian? I'd still try, and in fact, I would make it my mission to convert her. Same applies to gay guys I imagine.

Tim-
 
Nonesense bro.. What if she wa sa lesbian? I'd still try, and in fact, I would make it my mission to convert her. Same applies to gay guys I imagine.

Tim-

So you'd still make advances on her even though she told you no? What if she was married?
 
gays, as you say flaunting one's sexuality, i n the school. so how is it they will not do this in militaire?

People that are in the military usually have more discipline. Not to mention are subject to more rules than thier civilian counterparts.
 
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