should gays in the military be punished?
412672
no, why would they be punished, if heterosexuals arent punished for their sexuality then neither should homosexuals.
936658
Nope, and you are reported for slurs for calling men gay\n\n\nJust kidding
313520
Not if they ask God to forgive them. In the Bible, it says being gay is a sin. Many people sin, and God forgives them. If Bin Laden asks God for His forgiveness, He will forgive them, so I guess He will forgive gays
167345
Yeah, they're all gay.  The military goes around screening the people and only let the gay ones join.  This has to be one of the most ignorant questions I've seen.
1146473
Nope!! they should be tried in a military court!! Let our Military do the jobs they are supposed to do ! Hopefully if the military tries them justice will be swift and just!!
392566
It should be up to the men who serve with them. It's probably a homophobic attitude but I would never feel comfortable serving with a homosexual. Not when you have to live with them day in and day out. And if you didn't feel comfortable with the squad your in, you would compromise the efficiency of the unit therefore every ones lives would be more at risk. And you can say what you want in reply to that, it is my view, not yours.
1174980
Of course it is. Sexual preference has nothing to do with a person's ability to defend their country.
323294
Well, I can tell you that I know first hand.. prior to being deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq soldiers were briefed on the extremely prevalence of homosexuality in those countries.. particularly in Afghanistan where the Taliban's rule was so strict about mingling with women and such.. as you described in your question.  This is a huge secret kept from the American people because we might OFFEND our precious Muslim allies should this information get out.  Soldiers were literally ORDERED not to talk about such information with the public.  However, I am serious as a heart attack.  Especially in Afghanistan, but all throughout the strict Muslim world, it is not at all uncommon that men will have sex with men for pleasure.  There is usually no love involved, and I'm sure that Akmed would behead you if you called him gay, but it is extremely prevalent and is often considered acceptable or natural.  The women in those societies are strictly off limits, even the wives (except for reproduction purposes).  One of the biggest problems our soldiers encountered on the ground in Afghanistan was the super high AIDS/HIV rate of the common people, particularly in men.  Furthermore, I know first hand that one of the most difficult things for United States soldiers running those prisons was to keep the Muslim men from having sex with one another all the time.  Our medical troops would test and label who was and who was not HIV positive, only to test a few weeks later and have new cases within the prisons.  It was hell trying to keep the right people separated from one another because of room constraints and the fact that they wouldn't keep their hands off of each other behind closed doors.  Another issue was that terrorists would recruit young boys to fight the coalition forces, and after liberated, there was strong evidence that many of the young boys had been sleeping with and having sex with their elder captors, as a sort of friendship or loyalty thing.  Of course, in reality it mounted to child rape.  It was--and I am sure still is-- a disgusting phenomena within those countries.  I'm sure you've all seen the Iraq prison torture pictures with all the naked Muslim men performing sex acts.. it got the US in big trouble last year... well I sometimes wondered how "uncomfortable" some of those men were.  Furthermore, hasn't Bin Laden been hanging out in a cave for years now with only a bunch of male lieutenants and man servants as companions?  Also, haven't you noticed how every single time a video surfaces from one of the terrorists leaders our CIA issues a statement about that person's apparent health, which usually includes liver problems, obvious nerve damage etc.  I don't think they are chugging corn whiskey or sipping acid in the desert, so liver and organ problems no doubt points to Hepatitis-C, syphilis, or other STDs.  Check out some of the articles compiled on the sites below if you are still skeptical after reading this!
852114
One does not enroll in the Army.  You enlist and commit your life to the public good.  It doesn't matter who you have sex with as long as you comply with the UCMJ and behavior policies (ie Don't Ask, Don't Tell).  You break the rules, you pay the consequences.
1011478
You are one twisted individual.  Using this as a platform to try and condone violence against someone who dares to be different from your little moral code or the one set out by your church?  Where do we stop?  Give out warrants allowing homosexuals to be hunted down or hey I know, lets start a political party and just wipe out anyone who isn't part of the white god fearing master race.  These people attacked HUMAN BEINGS and should face the penalties of their acts from the law.  Maybe you didn't read about the man who was attacked and killed in London UK recently, simply for being gay. Maybe you can write to his family and tell them it was meant to be that way.....
461277
Thanks to democrats, they will if the lesbian doesn't let anyone know that they are.\n\nLet me try to give an explination as to why it is not "stupid" t  not let homosexuals in the military as a poster under me feels it is.\n\nYou must try to think about from an objective point of view.. First of all, you could say that the homosexual soldiers could shower/bunk with the opposite sex, but this is not a logical solution: First of all, what happens when you have more than one? Then they are bunked together and you have the same problems you face placing males and females together. Let's not even get into the situation of straight males claiming to be gay just to shower and bunk with the females. Next, whether you want to accept it or not there are a lot of cultures around the world that are not accepting of homosexuality. One of the jobs of the military is to represent the United States wherever we go. You cannot keep up a professional appearance when you have those activities going on in front of people who are deeply offended by such things. There are many factors you must consider when it comes to such things; it's not just a "macho homophobic" attitude or whatever anger people want to throw around.
469680
I don't know, but they should have to suffer the same fate as us straight married guys!
238228
No.  I believe some people are born with gay tendencies, but they still have a choice whether to act on them on not.  Being gay shouldn't be classified with theives and murderers though.  They aren't harming other people.  One can have their own beliefs without using harsh words or bashing.  It is against God to be gay but we are all under construction and have to find out the hard way on everything on this earth.  God said "Judge not, lest you be judged".  A gay person may be living in sin and won't admit it but they still have feelings and the right to be treated with respect just like everyone else.  How else will they open their ears to the truth?
674910
The military is full of gay men . I served in the Military , I am just as proud to be American as anyone else and I would fight to my last breath to defend my country . Gay has nothing to do with being masculine . there are many very masculine gay men and some of them serve their country and are proud to do so . I have friends in the Marines , Army , Navy and Air force . We are Americans and proud to serve our Country .
577635
If you went into the military and they discovered you were gay you'd be out of the military fast.
660941
Umm..Ok..I don't think being a hetrophobe is the best course of action.I also don't think that you could get away with firing someone based on the sexuality.I know that there are always cases where people get canned because they are gay and I know that some black people still have a hard time finding work in some areas of the US.But that doesn't mean you should behave that way.\n\nDo onto others as you would have done onto you....Words to really live by.I have never been fired for who I am.In fact I have broken down the stereotypes in those I worked with by showing them that I was a good and decent working and was very dependable.\n\nIf anything, I think every gay man who serves in the Armed Forces should just quit.It would be such a devastating blow that the military would have no choice but to re-evaluate it's policy.....\n\nDon't hate the hater..Embrace the hater until they have no reason left to hate!!!!!
402829
Yes they should, there still human..if us straight people have equal rights what makes then less deserving..