Posted on 09/03/2011 2:50:53 PM PDT by Publius804
WASHINGTON — US officials have approved the distribution of a gay-themed magazine at Army and Air Force bases for the first time, coinciding with the end of a ban on openly gay troops, according to activists.
OutServe Magazine, which caters to gay members of the armed forces, said it would deliver a special "repeal issue" on September 20, the day the prohibition against openly gay US service members is due to officially end.
The upcoming edition will feature photos and biographies of nearly 100 service members who will be openly acknowledging their sexual orientation, the magazine said on its website on Friday.
"This marks an incredible time in the history of our military. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual servicemembers once had to conceal their true identities," said a OutServe co-director on the website, who withheld his or her identity while the ban remains in effect.
"By featuring their pictures and their stories, we are signaling that time has passed. It is time for these military members to be honored for their extraordinary commitment and sacrifice in defense of our country," the co-director said.
The US Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which oversees merchandise and restaurants permitted to operate on military bases, approved the distribution of the magazine on publication racks, defense officials said.
"The Army Air Force Exchange Service centrally contracts for the distribution of free publications," a defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.
Former soldiers and gay rights groups have fought for years to overturn the ban, introduced in 1993 as a compromise after military chiefs rejected a bid by former president Bill Clinton to open the doors to gay soldiers.
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Don’t worry in the event of the inevitable CW II, the newly established CSA Army will not have fags in it.
Mark this date: we’re done as a society. As this becomes normalized throughout the military, fewer and fewer good men will be willing to join. This is the day the military begins its mutation from a somewhat politically correct organization, but that is filled with some of the best Americans, into what will eventually be a bunch of armed lefties. The military never would have been willing, to date, to follow orders against the American populace. But 20 years from now, when the best men have been drained out and replaced with immoral, godless heathen—we’ll find out what happens.
THe Navy edition should be called Down Periscope.
If God doesn’t judge this nation soon I suppose apologies to Sodom & Gomorrah will be in order.
>The upcoming edition will feature photos and biographies of nearly 100 service members who will be openly acknowledging their sexual orientation, the magazine said on its website on Friday<
>>and these 100 ass-munchers are the ones whose command you avoid.<<
What makes you think there will be a choice? Our military is severly weakened by this action. My children will not serve now.
Next thing you know, the “married” couples will be allowed to live in family housing (refusal would be - gasp - discrimination).
It won’t be a pillow he’ll be snuggling... it’ll be the neighbor’s dependent family members (the perv will know which parents are on deployment). Teens, 3 YOs, whatever attracts ‘em... and the normal familes will be expected to just shut up and ignore the weirdos next door.
You think these freaks will respect the often less-than-soundproof walls between housing units?
Well, I know the sick story of Otis Toole, isn’t the military, but he justified his choice of homosexual men as his victims, simply because they made themselves so easily and indiscretely known that stalkers like himself could get at them. I am willing to bet that even the military has it’s own share of sociopaths, and personally it seems that plenty of homosexuals have not gotten the clue that announcing to the world is painting a bullseye on your head for some whackjob out there. Not to say that perhaps trusting your close friends and family about some things is bad, but please it just appears there are risks to letting the world over know. I would also mention sometimes there are issues with flaming yourself as more special than everyone else isn’t a smart idea. At least not where I work in an engineering firm, and I would bet even more so in the military.
You knew this was on its way. Any of the Republican potential candidates talking about reversing this directive?
Fagmentation Grenade Monthly
The Ammosexualist
Brown Stars and Glitter Stripes
Freegards
I’m not a person who thinks that all gay Americans are child molesters.
I simply think that when you are in the service... you should be about being in the military and secondary identification is secondary.
(And if you get the crap beat out of you because you decided to try to get frisky with a straight soldier... you will have it coming.)
? Has the South Risen Again?
Or does CSA stand for something else?
Maybe the guy you talked to had an incident, but it’s not a common occurrence right now. I’ve never heard of anything like that happen before. I knew a few kids who were obviously gay (cooks), but they had so much baggage, eventually they disappeared (one booted out, another AWOL). This magazine will fizzle out since no one is going to purchase it.
There’s a right answer to every question. What you mean is that I have confused you.
In the 80s it was ‘Not in my Navy!’. Now with Zer0 in the WH it’s ‘Anything Goes!’.
Sickening.
CW II hasn’t started yet but contemplating logistics now is prudent.
whoa, i didnt realize that they were disqualified from serving and being promoted or earning medals while being closeted ...
or does he mean celebrating their rump humping ???
The sad thing is that in 15 years (or sooner), the Gay mafia will probably run the Military. It will be straight soldiers who will have to suck up to their gay superiors. Literally and figuratively.
Tragically, only getting our clock cleaned big time in a war will put a stop to this foolishness.
...but weren’t soldiers in Afghanistan forced.to get rid of their BIBLES?
That is when the draft will start. Then the once respected military will be a fetid place of sodomy and fear. God help us.
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