Did American Beauty explain why many army types despise homosexuality?
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it shows that the ones who are the most vocally anti-gay are usually the biggest closet-case gays themselves.\n\nand gee!  tha's the way it is in real life, too, not just in the movies!
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because we have a volunteer military, not a draft designed to punish people for their sexuality. You know there are many pinheads in this country who would call for the same based on race. The lot of you are idiots.
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I personally believe that it is a combination of genetics and environment.  It is never a "choice"...  Some people are predisposed to being attracted to the same sex by genetics, and other people are predisposed only under certain conditions.  There are also people that no matter what happens to them in their life they will never ever be gay.  Being gay is what arouses a person.  For me personally, a man does nothing for me... but a woman I find very arousing.  Its just the way I am, and no matter how I try to imagine myself with a man, it just does not work.  It feels very wrong and uncomfortable.  It does not feel natural.  A woman feels very natural, as Im sure it feels to a straight man.  I am a follower of God, and I believe that as long as we love, we are good.  Hate is what opposes the Lord, not love, no matter what form... whether I love my dog, my child, or my girlfriend, its still love, and only good can come from love.  Hate, ignorance, deception and misunderstanding are not good, therefore they are not following the Lord's path.  \n\nThere are gay animals by the way.. have you ever heard of the Bonobo Chimpanzees?  Look them up and their sexual behavior... you will find they are the most sexually free of any species on the planet, it doesnt matter if you are male or female.
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Look dont drive yourself crazy with this stuff. They hate because they got no brain. And they hate to make themselves feel better. I used to hate gays and i NEVER KNEW REALLY WHY! Until I got to know some in a nonsexual manner. And you know what ...their just like YOU and Me. I used to be like them. I was ignorant so I guess the answer from me is... their ignorant. Live and let...
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Go ask a gay marine... if you're brave enough to!\n\nSome gays do it as a joke, it's called acting camp and it's just sending up the stereotype that is often placed on gay people...it can be funny and it can be really tiresome too I agree.
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As the gay-hating (for lack of a better word) in Christianity and most modern organized religion stemmed from base hatred of gay supporting cultures (as in Rome, where homosexuality in men was considered more 'manly'), such things were probably used to discourage people in an ancestor-based society. \n\nIt has been proved wrong, however. I know many gays with children. They adopt or have children by other means.
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I think it is an inaccurate depiction,to say the least.It seems everything in our culture has to be adjusted to the "politically correct" gay standard, including marriage,television,advertising, music, art,even cowboy movies.John Wayne is probably rolling over in his grave.
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This is completely asinine!  It's absolutely disrespectful of the families, and completely uncalled for.  Homosexuality isn't tolerated at all in either of the two societies that are at war and to imply that it is, is nothing more than hate-mongering.  To do it at a funeral, especially a soldiers funeral, is asinine.
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The gay question again.  It all has to do with maintaining morale and discipline in the ranks.  Or so they say.  Personally I stand by that policy.  But there are other issues involved as well.  Such as...$$$$ For example, where should you put (billet) a person who happens to be homosexual?  Do you put (let's say him) in with the male barracks where he may very well end up hurt?  Do you put him in with the females where some may feel threatened?  The military has specfic rules as far as who will qualify to live off base on the economy.  Usually this is reserved for married couples and for individuals holding a rank of E-4 and above.  Single Jr. enlisted usually live on base in the Dorms.  Two person to a room.  How fare is it to have a heterosexual male and a homosexual male as roommates.  The Heterosexual guy might not want the living arragement.  This effects morale and discipline.  It wouldn't be fair to give the homosexual guy the extra housing allowance for him to live off base and then deny it to the heterosexual guy.  Then you have to look at special arrangments for deployments.  The military has policies against cohabitation for married couples that are on the same deployments.  It's not suppose to happen.  I've seen that a few times.  I could go on and on.  Personally I have nothing against gays in the military but with some limitations!  Gays have proudly served this country in the armed forces since 1776. They have fought and died for  something they believed in and loved, the principles of the U.S.A. You have to admire and respect that!  The "don't ask don't tell" policy is a happy medium and is a good policy.  There are just to many issues that have to be dealt with concerning your question.  There are other military organizations from foreign countires that allow homosexuals to serve though.  During my 21 years in the AF I saw several people, wonderful people, be shown the door when they either admitted or were exposed to being a homosexual.  Give them their just do honors and awards for a job well done, and then send them on their way with a handshake or a salute.  Don't punish them for wanting to serve.
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Oh US History question right?\n\nI believe the police disliked them because they thought they (mostly Latinos) were protesting the war (i believe it was WWII) since at that time people were supposed to be supporting the war by giving money for war efforts. Since the zoot suit wearers bought these clothes that cost money, many thought they should be using that money instead to help with the war effort instead of buying flashy clothes.
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I may get yelled at for this but...\n\n...there is a Freudian explanation that says that people are homophobic because they are surpressing their own erotic feelings towards the same sex.\n\nThe other explanation is that they are narrow minded idiots ;-)
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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.
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Of course it is. Sexual preference has nothing to do with a person's ability to defend their country.
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i have often wondered that myself.  I have tlked to many gays & bi's and have not got an answer from them either.  it is like why does a gool looking girl like and ugly guy and vice versa
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Yes because many of the people on here are poorly educated when it come to the people you have mentioned. They are fearful, and do not wish to say out loud that they have a gay friend or have worked with an immigrant or a person of color. I have done 22 years in the service and I know the stereo type of us war fighters is to hate everyone, but this is not true. As the Son of a soldier I grew up in mixed neighborhoods. I have friends with interracial children, by work out partner is a lesbian, some of the translators on drug interdiction's are in the service to become citizens. The stupid part of this hate is so many of us are benefiting from all the various cultures we live with. We get blood transfusions from a development by a black doctor who died when he needed a transfusion because he got injured near a white only hospital. We have many great works of art and architecture, computer technology and music from gay people. We have a strong labor base and people who work hard that challenge us "legals" to work harder, and by the way we took this place from the Native Americans so we are illegals too. Ask a Seminole what they think of Jefferson.
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My friend K-9,\nWhat in the world remains that you do like. \nFirst its the US Military you Hate. \nThen Its the Black People you Hate. \nNow it seems to be the turn of the Gay community. \nTsk Tsk. \nOH i just remembered You do admire the Insurgents in Iraq, and come to think of it, there has not been anything bad from you on the Muslim front Either. \nOn your question, Why would they not be Entitled, In to-days world i would guess they would be. \nBack then the world was not as open about things. \nSo anyhow nice to know you can be so Versatile in your opinions of not liking people.
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As with all cultures, there is definitely a fragmenatation within the gay community.  It depends how stable and established the community is before it forms subcultures.  For gay men, you can be a twink, bear, queen, fashionista, muscle mary, drug whore... the list is endless.  Many people find that they associate with one particular group (eg muscle marys may find that they have a shared interest in going to the gym).  Lesbians can be butch, femme, dykes, into tattoos.. again the list is a long one.\n\nFar from being a negative thing, this subdividing should be seen as positive - it shows that gay culture is strong enough to allow fragmentation.  Some people see their sexuality as a secondary thing.  As long as gay people remember the battles our forefathers had to get us to this point, our communities should stay strong.\n\nThere is one further point to remember - not all transvestites are gay.  There are many straight people who enjoy the experience of wearing the other gender's clothes.  They tend to be drawn to gay communities because we are seen as being more tolerant of those who appear different.\n\nOf course you are going to get the odd person who verbalises an intolerance towards others.  I think this actually is an expression of self-loathing and low self esteem, something that is a recurring theme in the gay community.  If you hear people critisising others, ignore them, they're not worth the effort.  Eventually if we all work towards a common goal of support and acceptance, they will tire of being ignored and join the party.