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"Gays in the army are unsuitable". That is according to General Mauro Del Vecchio, interviewed online by Klaus Davi for "KlausCondicio". "I respect any legitimate and lawful choice by a person - says Del Vecchio first of all - but I believe that in a structure like the army, where activities are always carried out together, it is advisable not to declare or reveal one's homosexuality. Also in my career I have encountered homosexual incidents and I acted in such a way that these situations would not happen again and those involved were relocated and employed in other areas". "In any case - he assures - I have never dismissed anybody from the army for being gay".
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Anyone who is gay in the military gives up their life to their country in more ways then one. If General Del Vecchio thinks that is unsuitable then he has misunderstood what a true call to duty means.
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Military veterans discharged under the Pentagon's ban on openly gay and lesbian service members may receive benefits through the state under a bill being considered by the Massachusetts state senate.
Carl Sciortino is sponsoring the bill, which would require the Executive Office of Veterans Affairs to provide soldiers discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" tax breaks and other benefits offered to heterosexual veterans, according to the Somerville Journal, a local newspaper. Federal benefits would not apply under this proposed legislation.
Senators Scott Brown and Thomas McGee, cochair of the Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, are wary of the legislation, however. They cautioned that the bill may put federal funds at risk by going against strict policies. (The Advocate)
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Members of Congress began returning to Washington today with three LGBT rights bill still in play - the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Act, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Whether any of them advance will be up to the will of the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate. The Democratic-led House reconvenes Tuesday. The Senate returns Jan. 22.Members of Congress began returning to Washington today with three LGBT rights bill... more
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'60 minutes' aired an incredible journalistic piece on what could be called the US' most unnecessary policy; "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Now a few days after, they are being hailed for the piece by most but drawing fire from some.
What do you guys think? Some would say "Who cares!? These people are willing to put their lives on the line like any other American solider, why not let them fight!?", while others would say "It's bad for the morale of the squad or the unit when they are having to worry about something like that and there is just no place for it!"
Thoughts?
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4 ? For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of America held its ground. It resisted the city?s request to change its discriminatory policy toward gay people despite threats that if it did not do so, the city would evict the group from a municipal building where the Scouts have resided practically rent free since 1928.
Hailed as the birthplace of the Boy Scouts, the Beaux Arts building is the seat of the seventh-largest chapter of the organization and the first of the more than 300 council service centers built by the Scouts around the country over the past century. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4 ? For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of... more
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Until November 2005, Harvard University had banned on campus military recruitment due to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy" which prohibits disclosing one's sexual orientation. Kaj Larsen investigates both
sides of the issue.Until November 2005, Harvard University had banned on campus military recruitment due... more
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