Letters

Gauging the effect of the repeal of DADT – one reaction

Dear Editor,

Your article (Unfriendly Fire: In Afghanistan, unit greets gay Marine with threats to life, by Ian Stokell – Issue 52, Nov. 10) on the persecution being inflicted on the U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan points up the tragedy implicit in the refusal of the gay population to accept the positive aspects of DADT.

In a sense, suppressing the facts about one’s sexual identity also had a positive feature in protecting many servicemen who simply do not want to go public. I submit that these persons are the majority of homosexuals in the military. It is the militant minority within the gay population that marches in parades and makes a public show.

Common sense dictated that a violent reaction to legalizing homosexuality for the military would follow. Your article admits that this violent reaction is not being reported. In fact, incidents are piling up. When actual murders occur, it will be difficult to suppress the news.

Despite the propaganda of the pro-gay mass media, homosexuality is still considered offbeat and abnormal by vast numbers of Americans and it is reflected in the views in the armed services.

Certainly gay men and women have served honorably and in some notable cases, have been heroic. This is not something anyone disputes. Unfortunately, repealing DADT will add to the problems within the services. Younger less experienced persons will begin to assume the openly gay behavior will not be met with scorn and violence. Somebody will get hurt. The effects of numerous incidents of conflict over homosexuality will inevitably destroy morale. This is not England or Denmark or Holland.

We who do not share a favorable conception of homosexual life – to say the least – feel that the gay population may believe it has achieved victory because a pro-gay president and his pro-gay party run things temporarily. We also believe that your victory is also temporary. Revolutionary actions are met with equally forceful counter-revolutionary actions. This is inevitable.

While one does not see the restoration of DADT in the immediate future, a much more anti-homosexual de facto situation will take its place and make DADT seem mild.

Unless homosexual aggressive political activity moderates itself, you will face surprising resistance in a short time.