I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions.
I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
The fact that there are now gay men and women who can openly serve their country is a wonderful thing.
New Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that he is open to letting transgender people serve in the military. He said there's no reason to prevent people from being generals just because of their privates.
It is my position that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.
Gays are now allowed to serve openly in the military. So maybe our next war could be a musical.
I care a great deal about LGBT U.S. servicemen and women being able to serve openly and honestly. Since early in my career, I've included realistic LGBT characters in my books. The idea that a gay Navy SEAL had to hide who he was in order to serve was a terrible one - and I made sure my readers knew that!
I am fully supportive of 'open service' and committed to LGBT military families.
I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.
For some reason, President Obama is being heckled about "don't ask, don't tell," which may be revoked. The president wants gays to be allowed to serve openly in the military.
Let us end 'don't ask, don't tell.'
