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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
The issue is not about identity, it is about "conduct".
We already know that studies show that men having sex with men have a 50% higher chance than heterosexual men of HIV infection.
It creates financial problems which the taxpayers will be paying for through military and veterans programs for the rest of the infected person's life.
It creates a readiness problem as you cannot deploy nor discharge a person with HIV.
It creates a health risk problem to other service members who may need to receive blood transfusions on the battlefield.
It's incompatible with military service - period.
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*JAW DROP*
I'm sorry, but the military is not the Catholic Church, nor Moralism Crusaders of America.
You're grasping at straws stating homosexuals shouldn't serve because of some stat about a higher health risk is desperate and disgusting, PO.
There's no period about what you said. Period.
You want to talk about health risks and "moral conduct" then let's go there... just be honest, this isn't your chief argument. It's probably #15 on the 100 Reasons Gay People Shouldn't Serve tract.
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