Hmmm, the military is a tricky example because it's a little outside of the U.S. Constitution, service members don't have constitutional rights.I think their policy against gays has less to do with the feelings of the higher ups, and much more to do with the feelings of the lower downs (grunts). As a general or policy maker on an academic level, I would want qualified people period, regardless of sexual orientation. On a "real world" level, the military is comprised of young people, often from particular demographics, that won't be so accepting of serving with homosexuals. That creates a problem, best solved by educating the troops, or easily solved by not allowing openly gay personnel.
It's not the generals or policymakers that need to be more open-minded, it's the troops.






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