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- From: heard@franklin.cc.utas.edu.au (George Heard (Laurie 8))
- Subject: Re: Gays in the Australian Military
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- Keywords: newspaper report
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- Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
- References: <1992Nov22.022710.28410@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> <1eqhmmINNmna@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:38:30 GMT
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- Little update on the Gays in the Australian Military thing...
-
- - This morning on the radio there were three interviews, one with an officer
- in the Australian Navy saying that any homosexual in the Navy wouldn't last
- a day, they would be thrown overboard. I have personally heard this opinion
- from my cousin in the Navy as well...
- Second interview was with an opposition minister who said that they would
- oppose the bill in the Senate, since all this bill is about is pandering to
- US President-Elect Bill Clinton. He claimed this wasn't a human rights issue,
- it was buttering up the new US government.
- Third interview was with an ex-Labor politician saying that the first two
- interviews were full of it, and that there was no other sensible thing than
- to remove the ban on gays in the military. This bloke spoke very positively,
- but hankered a bit on constant HIV testing, which may have detrated from the
- argument about the case in point.
-
-
- Sorry if this is a tad garbled - the interviews were on when I woke up this
- morning, and I've just got in to Uni (coffeeeeeeeeee please).
-
- I do have a confession to make on this matter. I am a dead-set pacifist. I
- think there should be no ban on gays in the military, but I will confess to
- using my sexaulity as a deterrant when I was approached by an over-zealous
- Army Reserve Recruitment officer. It was a stupid thing to do, but arguments
- like "I don't want to join your horrible fucking Army" just weren't working.
- All he wanted me for was so I could play woodwinds in the 6MD band!
-
- Personal note - due to crossposting, this is my first post to soc.motss. Big
- G'day to everyone I know, especially the irc guys. Sorry there aren't as many
- jokes as my normal postings.
-
- Cheerio
- Laurie 8
-
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