Don't Ask, Don't Tell? Well, I'm Going To Tell You.

The Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) was the official policy in the United States Army from 1993 to 2011.  Yet, men were being kicked out of the army since the Revolutionary War because of who they were.  It wasn't until 2008, during Obama's State of the Union Address he addressed that he would appeal this policy.  He worked with Congress and the military to allow gay to openly serve their country.

On the evening of the repeal, US Air Force 1st Lt. Josh Seefried finally came out and said he was gay after having to hide it for 2 years.  After the repeal of this law, there were so many people that re-enlisted into the army that they were banned from.  They showed everyone up.

Before the policy was put into effect in 1993, the military thought that gay men and women wouldn't be able to concentrate on what they need to because of their sexuality. How ridiculous does this sound? They are in the middle of a war, and the military thought they would be able to think about anything else besides the fact that they might be killed at any given moment. The military had discharged over 13,000 troops because of this policy.

I think everyone has this sick and twisted idea that every gay man and woman are constantly thinking about sex.  They are humans also, they aren't any different than every straight man or woman. They don't function differently or speak differently.  They have thoughts and feelings like everyone else.  They shouldn't be treated like aliens because of who they are.