Posted on May 30, 2015
Is homophobia really a big issue in the military?
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I'm very sensitive to gay bashing since I'm Pansexual. one of the things I notice is that LGBT rights have come up in more then a few threads but reading those threads it seems to me and I could be wrong that the general consent is "if they can complete the mission, who cares" and "what someone does in their bedroom isn't my business." So it seems to me the stereotype of military people being homophobic really doesn't seem to fit. What do you think?
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Not really. It's a very weird environment. The same person making homophobic remarks will be the same person later on drinking, drawing penises all over the portajohn, teabagging his buddies, and "good gaming" everyone within 100 yards.. Not once will his irony meter go off... It's worse in line units. The military combat community has to be the most homoerotic environment on the planet, especially if alcohol or gambling is involved... then things get WEIRD..
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Generational.
What's considered "normal" now, is not necessarily the same as 10 years ago, or 20, or 30 years ago.
Things have changed so much in the last few decades, that it's just hard to explain.
Go back and watch some old TV shows, and you can see subtle shifts in humor, and what is considered funny or not funny.
The progression of being gay, from openly gay, from closeted gay, etc will seem like a really odd thing in another 10 years, just like trying to explain different water fountains is a really hard concept to explain, because the concept is getting deeper into history.
What's considered "normal" now, is not necessarily the same as 10 years ago, or 20, or 30 years ago.
Things have changed so much in the last few decades, that it's just hard to explain.
Go back and watch some old TV shows, and you can see subtle shifts in humor, and what is considered funny or not funny.
The progression of being gay, from openly gay, from closeted gay, etc will seem like a really odd thing in another 10 years, just like trying to explain different water fountains is a really hard concept to explain, because the concept is getting deeper into history.
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I come from a group of Leathernecks who went to Marine Basic training in 1998. I graduated from MCRD in April 1998 and my entire time in the United States Marine Corps. I only met one openly gay US Marine and he was immediately processed out of the Marine Corps. Being a US Marine is a hard job and being open about one's sexual preference takes courage there. That being said Yes there is homophobia in the military however, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines are becoming more and more open minded. I believe if they can hold a rifle and point in the right direction and pull the trigger to kill the enemy I don't give a rats ass what you do in your privacy as long as they are not Sexual Predators or Pedophiles, then I will do everything in my power to make sure they go to Leavensworth.
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Naw man. It's a name given to my relatives a long time ago. We didn't ask for it. It's very common on the Navajo Reservation. It's supposed To be Navajo meaning, "the son of," in Navajo it's pronounced as Be yet, sort of like Arabics son of. It's just a transliteration.
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I couldn't agree more. What any heterosexual service member probably won't like is having the issue blatantly waved in their face. What an LGBT does at home IS their business, providing it's not illegal, of course. What they do on base or post or aboard ship is everyone's business. When it affects morale and job performance, then it's time for the UCMJ to step in.
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