October 2009 Blog Posts (2)

Straight Guys Tell

You’ve heard the threats -- about how gay men in the shower might bring down the U.S. military with a wink, a pinch, or a flick of a wet towel. But where’s the truth in that? What’s it really like to serve alongside gay and lesbian service members?

The Advocate went on location at Fort Lewis Army base in Washington and asked.

Read more: http://www.advocate.com/Politics/Straight_Guys_Tell/

Added by Arleen on October 21, 2009 at 6:05pm — No Comments

San Diego Navy veteran combats ‘don't ask, don't tell’

The rejuvenated debate over the military's policy on gay service members has focused attention on a 23-year-old Navy veteran in San Diego who says he suffered prolonged, sexually-oriented hazing while serving as a dog handler in Bahrain.

A Navy investigation completed in 2007 and released last month confirmed nearly 100 instances of abuse in the 19-member dog-handling detachment between 2004 and 2006.

Some of the abuse targeted Joseph Rocha, now a junior at the… Continue

Added by Arleen on October 21, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments