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Washington Post | Acceptance of Gay People in Military Grows Dramatically

Public attitudes about gays in the military have shifted dramatically since President Bill Clinton unveiled what became his administration's "don't ask, don't tell" policy 15 years ago today.

Seventy-five percent of Americans in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll said gay people who are open about their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, up from 62 percent in early 2001 and 44 percent in 1993.

Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike now believe it is acceptable for openly gay people to serve in the U.S. armed forces. Shortly after he took office in 1993, Clinton faced strong resistance to his campaign pledge to lift the military's ban on allowing gay people to enlist. At that time, 67 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of conservatives opposed the idea. A majority of independents, 56 percent, and 45 percent of Democrats also opposed changing the policy.

The most impressive result:

Fifty-seven percent of white evangelical Protestants now support allowing openly gay service members in the military, compared with 82 percent of white Catholics and 80 percent of those with no declared religious affiliation. Three-quarters of both married and single people support the idea, both significantly higher than in 1993.

Magic Space Daddy will not be pleased.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 11:37:16 AM EST
Jesse Helms must be spinning in his grave, and Limbaugh will hopefully explode live on air.

What are fundies gonna do when all of the stuff they hate is legalised ? Pass out "preventative" baseball bats I guess

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 11:56:01 AM EST
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What are they going to say when Rachel Maddow has her own show on MSNBC?  Not only is she a liberal, but she's a lesbian.

There's a really great episode of Boston Legal.  I wish I could find the video.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 12:32:22 PM EST
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