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Originally Posted by DerailAmnesty.com
AIDS has become a treatable disease like diabetes; it isn't a death sentence like it was in the 80's. Further, the risk of infection from a gay soldier would largely come from someone engaging in consenting unprotected sex w/ such an individual. Additionally, it is a minority of homosexuals who have been exposed to HIV.
There is little utility or justifiability for forcibly excluding them from military service. A person doesn't like gays in close quarters? Does that mean we should bar them from movie theatres, hospital rooms, college classrooms and gym locker rooms, as well?
Homosexuals are everywhere around us, and this is nothing new. The requirements of fighting for our country don't necessitate their exclusion from the armed services. Not liking them or feeling uncomfortable around them is not a justification for making an exception to the Equal Protection clause of the Federal Constitution.
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With all due respect, your comparison to movie theaters and schools is not relevant. The military demands cohesion and harmony the likes of which do not even come close to the examples you posted. Personally, I don't think gays should be excluded from service, however I believe they should be segregated in units similar to the way females are from males. The precedent has already been established for that, and the similarities exist.