I don't have to deny being a homosexual, because that is not the point here. The point is this. GoneBezerk's homophobic ways are no longer the military ways. The armed forces have put away the nonsense of GB's and the absolute silliness of it. That military is gone and done with forever.
That is a good thing. We want folks like Seal 6 and folks like me who are straight and those who are same-sex, all who served honorably and faithfully. We don't want the old military outliers like GB. They are not wanted, they can't pull their weight.
The GB's are no longer welcome in our stellar armed forces now, and our military is better for it.
Everyone adjusts at a different pace. Some people never adjust, but I would caution against dismissing GB as one of them.
It took me many years to change my outlook and attitude toward gays. And each step I made was the result of people appealing to my intellect and reason rather than my emotions.
That's not to say that my emotional strings were not affected as well. They were, but by acts of compassion and understanding, not anger.
I know we all throw punches at each other around here, but most of the hyperbole is the result of an instinct which informs us that most of us will never change our opinions in the short periods involved. No one is going to jump the fence to Obama's side or Romney's side between now and November. So its all playground taunting and pranks.
But the issue of homosexuals in our society is something that is going to be with all of us forever, and requires a lot more patience with each other. This is a great new divide we are crossing. And we can't all get where we need to be unless we get there together.
A little turning of the other cheek is called for here. I know that's unfair, but it sure worked on me.
