Sunday, January 31, 2010

Maybe We Aren't Ready for Gays in the Military

Here is a big problem in the US military that no one is talking about:

One third of female veterans of the US military have been raped by male soldiers within their own units, and 71% of post-traumatic stress disorder cases reported by female veterans of the US military involve sexual assault committed by male soldiers within their own units.

No one talks about this, because the government wants to encourage young women to serve in the military just as much as men, especially during this time when we need young soldiers.

If women aren't safe in the US military, and very little has been done to address this, then how are openly LGBT servicepeople going to have safety in their own unit in the military?

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