They just want to serve honorably..they just want serve their country like everybody else..what a crock of liberal bullshit.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/28/group-wants-military-recruiters-to-target-gays-aft/An underground military gay group wants military recruiters to reach out to the homosexual community in the same way they target blacks, Latinos and women.
The Pentagon’s ban on open gays is due to be lifted Sept. 20, meaning avowed gay people can sign up, those in the ranks can come out of the closet and the military will no longer discharge personnel because of sexual preference.
What is unclear is the number of post-ban policies that might be adopted to meet the demands of gays and ease sexual integration of homosexuals and heterosexuals.
The group OutServe, which claims more than 4,000 gay and lesbian military members worldwide, plans a coming out party, of sorts, in Las Vegas in October.
The group has invited Defense Department officials to attend the “OutServe Armed Forces Leadership Conference” and expects hundreds military personnel to attend.
J.D. Smith, an active-duty Air Force officer who founded OutServe, said the military should think of gays when recruiting. “J.D. Smith” is an alias he uses because the ban is still in effect.
“Absolutely we endorse the DoD advertising recruiting for the gay community, just as they would any other community,” Mr. Smith said in an email exchange with The Washington Times. “The DoD regularly attends public events to recruit and we believe they should be at Pride events next year around the country to let the gay community know the opportunities to serve their nation.
“The DoD doesn’t need to do a campaign to let the public know they accept gays, they should do it so gays know of the opportunity now open to them.”
Robert Knight, a conservative columnist, said he expects a list of gay-oriented demands for the Pentagon.
“No one should be surprised at what will be an increasingly shrill set of demands to use the military as an endorsing agency for homosexual activism,” said Mr. Knight, who helped draft the federal 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
“The idea that they would be satisfied with a military that is merely indifferent to sexual preference ignores what they’ve done in other institutions such as corporations, schools, and even some church denominations.”
Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Lainez said no decision has been made about whether the department will officially attend the OutServe conference.
As to specifically recruiting in the gay community, she said: “The services are always looking for smart, talented young men and women who want to serve, and they determine which recruiting/marketing venues best meet their needs.”
What the gay community would like to gain from the Pentagon may materialize at the four-day Las Vegas conference. The agenda calls for several workshops, dinners, board meetings, group break-outs and an open microphone session.
OutServe is urging attendance from cadets and midshipmen, active-duty personnel, veterans and federal employees. Conference sponsors include the CIA and Amazon.com.
