I’m all for living in other parts of the country! I’ve done it most of my life. But moving cities is a luxury for people who have connections and/or savings. Moving is very expensive, especially for people who are neither well-educated nor well-qualified for jobs and who have a lot of care-taking responsibilities for…

You’re the only one who seems to care about it. Everyone else has moved on. You’re a relic of the past, about as relevant and useful as a bi-wing fighter in today’s military.

It’s super cool you used the death of this person in combat to share your feelings about the “gay thing.” I’m sure all the families of those killed really appreciate the fact that you’re using this opportunity to opine on how peoples’ sexuality affects their ability to honorably serve their nation in combat.

Yeah, we wouldn’t want to criticize anyone for their beliefs. That wouldn’t be very tolerant of me...

Maybe you should read the article. Under DADT, homosexuals in the military were basically denied the right to admit they were gay, which naturally included things like the right to be in an open relationship or get married.

Never said the actions were the same. Simply that they both viewed homosexuality as “wrong” according to Abrahamic religious beliefs. Thanks Gawker.

more like none of my or anyone elses business or concern what consenting adults do with their genitals,

That old “benefits for your wife and kid when you die in service to your country” agenda.

I’m still old school on the gay thing.

I respect that, to a point, but society and the military have moved on. Believe me, following the DADT repeal and the strikedown of DOMA, the millenials who worked for me expressed the biggest collective shrug you can imagine.