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- From: lotter@cc.und.ac.za (Eddie Lotter)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Queers in military in other countries???
- Message-ID: <lotter.115.722584573@cc.und.ac.za>
- Date: 24 Nov 92 05:56:13 GMT
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- bbeer@stein.u.washington.edu (Bob Beer) writes:
- >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)
-
- The case *exactly* in South Africa! Conscription causes a horrific number
- of suicides among gay youths every year.
-
- Cheers
- Eddie lotter@cc.und.ac.za
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