Military's Gay Policy Being Reevaluated

American Voices • Politics • gay & lesbian • military • ISSUE 45•20 • May 12, 2009

The Obama administration is in the early stages of revamping the policy for gays in the military. What do you think?

“These are important steps toward the day when America will finally have its first openly gay battleship.”
Charles Duvall –
Reactor Operator
“I'm not sure I support a policy allowing openly gay people to serve. It might open the floodgates to actual free will within the armed forces.”
Leah Dawson –
Documentation Supervisor
“Oh, good! I think my son might be gay, and I would like to be proud of him for at least some reason.”
Richard Basal –
Unemployed

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