It's widely known that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" exists to the detriment of the military, and to civil rights in general. A talented and professionally indispensable person is chucked when his or her homosexuality is called into question. The nature of this process implies there is a correct answer. It's startling that this exists in the military by federal law, when federal law prohibits this type of discharge in any other profession. With one hand they make the landscape safe for civilians, and with the other, make it uninhabitable for soldiers.
In this country, one earns one's place through honest work, nepotism, and bribery. The same process is the standard of military advancement, unless you're gay. I am disappointed that the civilian population thinks itself entitled to have a say in whether a soldier can acknowledge who he or she is. I am disappointed with Congress for still enacting unequal rights, and for considering the propagation of this policy of closet bigotry. I am proud that Defense Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen, and Gen. Colin Powell have stepped up and said a soldier's identity is in his/her accomplishments, not sexual orientation.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" should be repealed- it doesn't make sense; EVERYONE LOOKS GOOD IN A UNIFORM, PEOPLE! And civil rights is a uniform that looks good on us all.
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