Don't Ask, Don't Tell

The Congress of the United States has decided to do away with the Don't Ask, Don't Tell doctrine concerning homosexuals that was first established during the administration of Bill Clinton. Before the reign of the Horny One the standard reaction to homosexuals in the military was that homosexuals be discharged upon discovery. Now your male homosexual yeoman or female homosexual airman can prance and dance and sing YMCA and not be discharged from the military.
The decision by the Congress is a big mistake. But the decision was made by man and women who have, for the most part, not been in the military. They have reacted to what they see as a powerful voting bloc, and not for the good of those in the military and for the military itself. They have not walked the walk and yet they have deigned to decide what is best for those who are walking the walk.
A person, some years ago and much more wise than this writer stated something to the effect that at first homosexuals will ask for tolerance from the public, then they will expect acceptance. Finally they will demand that homosexuality be made mandatory for a time.
We've reached the last stage. To use the words "queer" or "dyke" are now considered "hate speech" unless one is a queer or a dyke. In other words, a favored class has been established based on their sexual activity. The rest of us are not normal. We're the weird ones.
Here are two articles about veteran senior officers dealing with the rejection of Don't Ask, Don't Tell:
What do military heroes think of sex experiments?
Commandant of Marines’ Letter to Senators on DADT