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Nathaniel Frank: Refuting the Latest Arguments Against Gay Troops

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BOWMAN: “There are all kinds of people — the very young and the very old, the sick or disabled, violent criminals or, in combat roles, women — whom we regard as unfit to be soldiers. The fact that open homosexuals are also excluded cannot by itself be considered an injustice.”

RESPONSE: Of course we have standards in the military, and those who are unfit are excluded. What’s at issue is whether homosexuals are unfit, just by virtue of being gay or lesbian. Even the military’s own studies have found no evidence ever impugning the suitability of homosexuals for military service…(more)

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