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- From: bbeer@stein.u.washington.edu (Bob Beer)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Queers in military in other countries???
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.003650.11918@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 00:36:50 GMT
- Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov19.003650.11918
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- n article <5276@calmasd.Prime.COM> wlp@calmasd.Prime.COM (Walt Peterson) writes:
- >In article <1e9k7mINN23a@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu} cf379@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (J. Alan) writes:
- >}
-
- (stuff deleted)
- >
- >Of all of the NATO nations, only the US and UK currently have an
- >absolute ban on out gays & lesbians serving in the military.
- >
- In Greece and Turkey, where things are homophobic if ever there was a homopho-
- bic culture, queers are not banned from the military. They are required to
- serve just like anyone else. Many young men spend lots of time, energy and
- money trying to avoid their military service, and I have several friends who
- wish to God that gays *would* be banned from the military! :)
-
- (Of course, if they are known, they are persecuted just like in civilian life)
-
-
- Bob Beer
- u.washington.edu
-