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Military gay group growing, aiming for more rights
The Washington Times ^ | February 20, 2012 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 02/20/2012 9:19:58 AM PST by jazusamo

An association of gays in the military has more than doubled its membership since last year, is setting up more on-base chapters, and plans to hold its next national conference at a Defense Department resort at Walt Disney World.

The expansion of the group OutServe in the five months since the repeal of the Pentagon’s ban on open gays shows how a steady stream of service members are coming out of the closet and are becoming better organized to achieve demands for more benefits.

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Elaine Donnelly, who heads the Center for Military Readiness and worked to keep the ban, said OutServe is showing itself to be divisive.

“OutServe is a gay activist group using provocative tactics to advance their agenda in the military, and to establish themselves as a special interest group pushing self-serving demands,” Mrs. Donnelly said. “Special interest advocacy groups, which are inherently divisive, are not permitted for any other cohort in the military.”

Gay-rights groups have listed a number of post-ban demands, including allowing cross-dressers and transsexuals to serve openly, and providing benefits for the spouses of gays.

The Pentagon said it cannot provide such benefits because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as involving one man and one woman.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhodod; gays; homosexualagenda; military; outserve; scarborough
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To: Uncle Lonny

I knew that doing away with DADT was just the beginning. The homosexuals are out to do to the military the same thing that they did to our schools and churches. Total destruction. The lawyers are drooling just thinking about all of the lawsuits we are about to see being brought against the military. Unfortunately for the taxpayers, the federal government hires the worst lawyers available to fight for the taxpayers. We’ll be throwing money at the homosexual crowd faster than Barry can print it.


41 posted on 02/20/2012 10:55:16 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (It's time for the DemocRAT voter base to start paying their "fair share" of taxes.)
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To: jazusamo

I don’t believe in ANY social organization of any active duty troops, for ANY purpose.

Their social organization IS their military service.

It is NOT a democracy and it’s not even an open society. It’s closed to all but its own members and rank & command, not democracy determine its operations and activity. That is as it must be.

“Social organization” into memnership groups by “interest” leads only to balkanization of the loyalties of those who serve.

I am not saying that INDIVIDUALS do not have, do not need to have some INDIVIDUAL expression of their INDIVIDUAL interests (religious or otherwise), but organizing into groups around those interests is NOT healthy, for and within the military.

The success of the military mission DEPENDS on unit cohesion and all the troops aligning their loyalties to each other in that mission.

Social organization into membership groups by interest within the ranks creates sources of disunity and division.

It should be universally banned.


42 posted on 02/20/2012 10:58:14 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Wuli

I absolutely agree and was glad to see Elaine Donnelly point out that the military is making an exception for this “OutServe” group. This should not stand and military leaders should shut it down immediately, of course that won’t happen with Zer0 as CinC.


43 posted on 02/20/2012 11:13:05 AM PST by jazusamo (Character assassination is just another form of voter fraud: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo


Even Klinger thinks this is gay.
44 posted on 02/20/2012 11:45:51 AM PST by ResponseAbility (Islam...Imperialism in a turban.)
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To: DJlaysitup; Myrddin

Homosexuals in the mil. already were causing huge problems even before the repeal of DADT. Huge problem. Homosexuals should not be in the mil, “out” or “not out”. Ask, tell, and out the door if the answer is wrong should be the policy.

We have to get back to decency and basic morality. It will happen. But my tagline says what I think.


45 posted on 02/20/2012 1:12:46 PM PST by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell)
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To: MSF BU; AFA-Michigan; Abathar; Absolutely Nobama; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; Antoninus; ...
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Destruction of the military and morality - a two-fer for leftists. MSF BU makes a good point, too:

It would be interesting to see a membership audit to verify actual active service members.

46 posted on 02/20/2012 3:27:57 PM PST by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell)
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To: jazusamo
I thought selflessness was part of being a member of the military.

I thought it was about duty,honor,discipline and courage and not “I want special privileges".

47 posted on 02/20/2012 3:48:49 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Future Meteorologist.)
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To: Myrddin

I thought serving America meant putting America above oneself.


48 posted on 02/20/2012 3:51:45 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Future Meteorologist.)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

That’s exactly what it should be and has been for well over two hundred years. Now those that feel they are owed something have got the powers that be on their side and they could be the downfall of our great nation.


49 posted on 02/20/2012 4:00:19 PM PST by jazusamo (Character assassination is just another form of voter fraud: Thomas Sowell)
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.. five months since the repeal of the Pentagon’s ban on open gays shows how a steady stream of service members are coming out of the closet and are becoming better organized to achieve demands for more benefits....

Gee I am SHOCKED!... I thought they only wanted to "serve their country!" /SARC.

You wait, you have not seen anything yet!... They will destroy the "honor" we knew in the Military.

50 posted on 02/20/2012 4:02:23 PM PST by ElPatriota (The SILENCE of the Catholic Church in protecting our culture from perversion is ** DEAFENING **)
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To: little jeremiah

I;m sick of this B/S

they get off sexually in unnatural unhealthy ways and think that they’;re now normal and should have these special rights.

There is not much to say as I’ve said it ion the past but I’m frigging sick of these idiots and those who say this is nto a problem.
Hell yes it is and if Romney gets in or the establishment then the queers, cross dressers and any other perverted group will be wanting all sorts of acceptance


51 posted on 02/20/2012 4:12:15 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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To: CodeToad

look at Manning for a perfect example


52 posted on 02/20/2012 4:25:23 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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To: SumProVita

have said this for several years: Their ultimate goal is (and always has been) to get gay “marriage” accepted in every state ...VIA the military.


been saying the same but trying to tell the phony conservatives and republicans about this is like talking to a wall.

All we ever get back is that they don’t care who marries or they have pals who are homo’s and they’re nice, or they know one who served and he did a good job.

Even a freeper on here said she got to know one from church and now has no problem with him marrying a man of course ALL OF THEM ignore that marriage in a state and then in the military this a step to a bigger agenda.

Why has not all states now got the marriage amendment on the ballot?
Why has not all freepers or conservatives or even republicans not got on the phone , wrote letters etc and demand that they stop this and Holder to do his job?


53 posted on 02/20/2012 4:28:17 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

it’s time for the republicans to get a backbone , voters and the establishment, throw out these infiltrators in the GOP, get a candidate who will stop this madness and put the military back how it was before PC.


54 posted on 02/20/2012 4:29:50 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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To: manc

“...this is like talking to a wall.”

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Yes, because they have selectively chosen to listen to only that which agrees with what they already think. This leads me to something else that I have said for several years now: They will ONLY learn the hard way. Unfortunately, we will all suffer during their learning.

Pray for our nation. On second thought, pray AND fast for our nation.


55 posted on 02/20/2012 4:47:26 PM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: manc

Here’s a comment I just posted, on a thread I just pinged out about SHeriff Babeau:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2848725/posts?page=76


And when homosexuals get in positions of influence, they do exactly as you say - they do everything within their power to promote the “gay” agenda, hiring, appointing, creating sensitivity/etc boards, agendas and so on. For 2% or less of the population they wield tremendous power.

The real question is WHY.

1. Those already in positions of power are morally corrupt one way or another.

2. Others who are not morally corrupt are moral cowards.

3. Those of the public who should have spoken up were cowards.

I can’t see any other option. I will not shut up though, and the more of us who see the truth and start shouting louder and louder - well, at least we know we’ve done whatever we can do. I’d rather have my conscience peaceful even if my small contribution doesn’t have much effect. Sooner or later truth will win. A disgustingly corrupt, venal and perverted country will collapse, and we can start again.


56 posted on 02/20/2012 5:18:34 PM PST by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell)
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To: little jeremiah

Karl Marx once said that their agenda could never get popular or become the norm if done by power, they have to get into positions of power and influence.

They have certainly done that.
They have become teachers,, lawyers, look at the shrinks which said it was not a mental illness , got elected and then tried to get into the boy scouts, that failed but they got into the girl scouts, became ministers in church, went to church and became friendly with the congregation and then once they establish friendship and trust they tell their new found friends what they are.

They now have infiltrated the military and now not only the Dems but now the GOP.

This sheriff was nothing more than a look at me on FOX, he and others got into the GOP and now will destroy the GOP from the inside.

They re on here lurking, taking names, posing on their sites who to become friendly with and who not and then will try to separate certain conservatives from others.

15 years ago it was civil unions and some said they did not care.
Then don’t ask and some said they do not care and it goes on and on because of the right wing ignorance we have on our side.


57 posted on 02/20/2012 5:32:58 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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To: little jeremiah

Karl Marx once said that their agenda could never get popular or become the norm if done by power, they have to get into positions of power and influence.

They have certainly done that.
They have become teachers,, lawyers, look at the shrinks which said it was not a mental illness , got elected and then tried to get into the boy scouts, that failed but they got into the girl scouts, became ministers in church, went to church and became friendly with the congregation and then once they establish friendship and trust they tell their new found friends what they are.

They now have infiltrated the military and now not only the Dems but now the GOP.

This sheriff was nothing more than a look at me on FOX, he and others got into the GOP and now will destroy the GOP from the inside.

They re on here lurking, taking names, posing on their sites who to become friendly with and who not and then will try to separate certain conservatives from others.

15 years ago it was civil unions and some said they did not care.
Then don’t ask and some said they do not care and it goes on and on because of the right wing ignorance we have on our side.

I’ll check your link out


58 posted on 02/20/2012 5:32:58 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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